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SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 March 2026
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Proceedings - Signing by Proxy
Main amendments agreed to at stage 3
The main amendment to this part of the Bill was changing the requirement for a proxy to be satisfied the person understands its nature and effect, to requiring them to read the declaration aloud to the person (amendment 94).
This was changed on account of concerns from the Law Society of Scotland that the previous provis...
Committee reports
Date published:
9 March 2026
Standing Order rule changes - Miscellaneous and minor amendments - Remit of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
The current remit of the CEEAC Committee takes account of the post-European Union (EU) landscape, and the fact that much of the remit of the mandatory Europe and External Affairs Committee is no longer relevant following the UK’s exit from the European Union.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 January 2026
Intergovernmental activity update Q4 2025 - UK Internal Market Act exclusions
In addition, the outcomes indicate that two additional processes for considering exclusions will operate alongside the common framework process and that environmental protection and public health considerations will be taken into account when assessing potential exclusions.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 January 2026
Legislative Consent Memorandums on the UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - What is sustainable aviation fuel?
According to the Royal Aeronautical Society, SAF currently represents a very low percentage of UK jet fuel, accounting in 2022-23 for less than 1% of the jet fuel consumed that year.
Committee reports
Date published:
16 January 2026
Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Previous Committee consideration
Introduce National Guidance on the use of restraint and seclusion in all schools; this guidance should support the principles of—
Last resort - where it is deemed necessary, restraint should be the minimum required to deal with the agreed risk, for the minimum amount of time;
Appropriate supervision of the child at all times, including during “time out” or seclusion;
Reducing the use of solitary exclusion and limiting the time it is used for (e.g. maximum time limits);
No use of restraints that are cruel, humiliating, painful and unnecessary or not in line with trained techniques;
Accountability...
Last updated:
14 January 2026
Advisory Audit Board
Its advice is based on:
reports from internal and external auditors
SPCB annual reports and accounts
financial policies and management practices set by the Senior Executive Team
compliance with legal matters, where relevant to its work.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2025
Stage 1 Report on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill - The Need for Change
The Need for Change
Many stakeholders acknowledged the need for transformational change within the Children's Hearings System (CHS), recognising that there was a need to modernise processes to both fulfil the Promise and to take account of legislative and societal changes, which meant that the cases the Children's Hearings System was dealing with were more...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 November 2025
Lived experience in the Scottish Parliament: three case studies - Overview
The case studies examine engagement processes undertaken as part of three scrutiny activities:
The Social Justice and Social Security Committee's inquiry into the Financial Considerations when Leaving an Abusive Relationship
The Health and Sport Committee's Stage 1 scrutiny of the Right to (Addiction) Recovery (Scotland) Bill
The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee's Stage 1 scrutiny of the Housing (Scotland) Bill
Each case study is structured along similar lines, and offers an account...
Education
Last updated:
14 October 2025
Visits to your school
Length of session
40 minutes to 1 hour
Format
Interactive presentation
Group activity: devolved and reserved matters
Presentation content
Devolution and devolved matters
The role of MSPs
The role of the First Minister
FMQs and scrutiny of the work of the Scottish Government
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Scrutiny and accountability: Chamber and committe...
Committee reports
Date published:
2 October 2025
Strengthening committees' effectiveness - Previous consideration of elected conveners by the Scottish Parliament
This inquiry concluded that instead of introducing elected conveners, there should be a focus on the ability of committees to scrutinise legislation and policy and to hold the government to account. In a further inquiry into the operation of committees in 2016, the then SPPA Committee concluded that it had not heard anything to persuade it that elected conv...
