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Official Report
Meeting date:
31 March 2009
Subordinate Legislation Committee, 31 Mar 2009
In advance of a report on the matter from that committee, it is probably best to consider the item in private.
Official Report
Meeting date:
8 December 2010
Meeting of the Parliament 08 December 2010
I am determined that we should make the best use possible of that window of opportunity to bring services back to normal.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 February 2026
The impact of tightening finances on Scotland's universities - A possible strategic response
Senior financial management, ancient universityFinally, a senior management member from another ancient university offered a related perspective on how the university financial situation may present an opportunity for a more strategic response to improving infrastructure, university processes or improving the ‘symbiotic’ coordination among different schools, colleges, centres, etc. to achieve the best configuration, with a view to meeting university’s strategic priorities.
… our disability learning sports services and our counselling service used … [are] not integrated with the mainstream record… Everyone's working really hard and that's in spite of our systems and our processes. … part of this is exacerbated by the significant growth in our student population … there is a great opportunity here to … review and reconsider and redesign our approach to professional services [to] deliver as one university … we need to look at this holistically and we consider how we organise ourselves because … everything's been done in in silos. … the cuts are necessary to make sure that we can maintain our fiscal responsibility but also continue to thrive and survive as a university. … was [the university] providing the right service?
Committee reports
Date published:
5 February 2026
Report on the Scottish Budget 2026-27 - Long-term financial planning
Its Future Trends for Scotland report published in June 2025 “set out the best available Scotland-specific evidence on trends likely to be important to Scotland’s future [and] is helping to inform and improve long-term decision-making”.4Scottish Government. (2026, January 13).
News
Published:
19 December 2025
Criminal Justice Committee say the justice sector needs £400 million more in funding or unacceptable cuts and a reduction in services are inevitable
“Our Committee acknowledge that there are no easy answers when it comes to the budget pressures the Government is facing. However, despite the best efforts of the justice sector to make efficiency savings over the last 10-15 years, it is clear that a crucial limit has now been reached in terms of funding and resources.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 December 2025
Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: Human Rights Budgeting - Annex A
Agreement on how each aspect of the workshop could be best explored, and on what materials might be needed.
Committee reports
Date published:
2 October 2025
Strengthening committees' effectiveness - Changes in membership
We note that there are benefits to Members working across multiple committees as they are able to share knowledge, best practice and innovations from other committees however it can present workload constraints.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
18 July 2025
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Rent control areas: amount of rent cap
The Cabinet Secretary argued that such issues were best considered in regulations following consultation but recognised that there was a need for clarity and certainty to investors.
News
Published:
2 July 2025
Holyrood Committee agrees general principles of Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1
It’s important to ensure legislation and enforcement procedures do not create untended consequences or further bureaucratic burdens
“It’s now for the Scottish Parliament to consider the reservations we have set out in our report and to decide the best route forward.”.
Background Details.
Committee reports
Date published:
15 May 2025
Widening access to higher education inquiry - Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) students
Support programmes should encourage pupils ‘to be their best self’ and promote positive actions and destinations.
