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The Scottish Prison Service works collaboratively on pre-release arrangements with community partners, which facilitates access to people in its care to support multidisciplinary assessments, for example to access throughcare services.
The intended effect of regulation 2 is to exempt imports of certain animal-origin goods that are produced in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland from a pre-notification requirement to the border control authority.
PE1743 sought an amendment to the law to protect the rights of pre-1989 Scottish Secure Tenants, and PE1778 proposed a review of the Scottish Landlords Register scheme.
Annex 1.1.2: Scores from Transparency International Assessment for Lobbying Transparency
DimensionSub-DimensionQuestionPointsTransparencyAccess to Public Information122132Lobbyist Registration Systems405161728291101111121132140150160172182Oversight of registration system and sanctions for non-compliance192202212222232242252262Pro-active disclosure by public officials, including legislative footprint270280290300IntegrityPost-employment and Pre...
PE1743 sought an amendment to the law to protect the rights of pre-1989 Scottish Secure Tenants, and PE1778 proposed a review of the Scottish Landlords Register scheme.
Pre-budget scrutiny
In advance of the local government elections this May the Committee issued a call for views and held an evidence session looking at the barriers, which are preventing younger people, women, disabled people and people of colour becoming councillors or remaining as councillors.
Stage 2 amendments
Table 2: Stage 2 amendmentsPurpose and effect of the amendmentResultAmendment 10, in the name of Rhoda Grant MSP, seeks to make explicit on the face of the Bill that any requirement under a DAPN must take priority over any pre-existing court order that makes contrary provision.This amendment was withdrawn.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 November 2025
For example, Sistema Scotland noted that the delay “caused uncertainty in financial planning and made it difficult to secure matched funding from partners.”
The Committee’s 2025-26 Pre-Budget report outlined evidence indicating that the process of applying for multi-year funding had been overly burdensome for many organisations.
Events:
The Convener hosted the fourth meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum in October 2023
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers8Scottish Government officials20Members of the Scottish Parliament0Representatives of public bodies22Representatives of local authorities0UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament0Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions0Representatives of professional associations0NHS0Higher Education3Representatives of voluntary sector25Other categories of witnesses45Business transactedBusinessNo.DetailsInquiries5Culture in communities;How Devolution is Changing Post EU;National Outcomes;Pre...
He stated—
I would like to clarify that I was referring to the broad requirements of the pre-qualification stage of the procurement, not specifically to question 44 of CMAL’s Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.8Letter to the Convener from Stephen Boyle, the Auditor General for Scotland. (2022, November 25).