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The purpose of the Scottish Parliament is to hold the Scottish Government to account, to scrutinise legislation and to represent the people of Scotland by debating issues of national importance.
Committee reports
Date published:
16 September 2025
Scottish Fiscal Commission
The Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) was established on a statutory basisiThe SFC was created on a non-statutory basis in June 2014 with a remit that reflected the fiscal powers devolved to the Scottish Parliament under the Scotland Act 2012. in April 2017 as Scotland’s independent forecaster responsible for preparing forecasts which underpin the Scottish Budget, reflecting the powers devolved under the Scotland Act 2016.Scotland Act 2016 The 2016 Act constituted the SFC as a Non-Ministerial Office with direct accountability...
Scottish Information Commissioner Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22. Retrieved from https://www.foi.scot/sites/default/files/2024-02/SIC_Annual_Report_And_Accounts_2021-22_Access_Checked.pdf [accessed 11 November 2024]
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He is currently a member of the Accounts Commission for Scotland. Mr Bell has been an Honorary Sheriff for 15 years and was recently appointed a Justice of the Peace.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 February 2025
The Committee asked how schemes took into account the specific demographic, geographic and financial challenges facing crofters compared to larger farm holdings.
Updates were shared on social media accounts last year and were said to generate “really good traction” and “a lot of debate”.3Scottish Parliament. (2023, December 14).
Retrieved from https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201719/ldselect/ldai/100/100.pdf [accessed 19 June 2024]3Smith, H. (2021). Clinical AI: opacity, accountability, responsibility and liability.