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Policy objectives of the Bill 3. The Bill will establish a Disability Commissioner for Scotland, whose primary purpose will be to promote and safeguard the rights of disabled people.
Letter from the Minister for Parliamentary Business to the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee - 8 March 2022
Dear Convener
Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill
Thank you for your letter of 1 March in relation to the delegated powers set out in the Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill ("the Bill").
Motion agreed to, That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill and that the bill should proceed as a private bill.
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP, Member in Charge; Bill Scott, Senior Policy Advisor, Inclusion Scotland. 2.
Karen Adam MSP Convener Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh By email 9 October 2025 Dear Convener, Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill Thank you again for inviting Humanist Society Scotland to give evidence to your committee.
Does that also apply to the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill, the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill and the Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill?
However, the EMB and AEA both commented that stakeholders would prefer and benefit from UK-wide consistency in the grounds for recall.
There was also support for the Bill’s provision for an indirect right to recall, with recall being initiated on limited grounds by the Parliament rather than by the public.
With the right support and complementary reforms, the bill has the potential to significantly improve the lives of people and communities across Scotland.