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19 September 2023
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Sue Webber moved amendment S6M-10490.1— As an amendment to motion S6M-10490 in the name of Elena Whitham (Drug Law Reform), leave out from "be rooted" to end and insert "take both a public health and a criminal justice approach to target the serious organised crime gangs that target Scotland's most vulnerable communities; believes that the support for people with substance dependency should be in parity with other health conditions, removing unnecessary stigma and discrimination; notes the Lord Advocate's statement, which confirms her willingness to produce a prosecution policy statement enabling a drug consumption room facility to be set up without requiring any change to existing law; acknowledges that drug law is identical across the UK, yet drug-related deaths in Scotland are 2.7 times higher than the UK average; opposes the decriminalisation of drugs, which would make it more difficult to tackle the criminal gangs that profit from this trade and cause misery for communities across Scotland, and supports tackling the problem of substance dependency by implementing the proposed Right to Recovery Bill, which would enshrine a right in law that those who need treatment are able to get it."
SPICe briefings
Date published:
31 August 2017
Social Security (Scotland) Bill - Executive Summary
The bill allows for recovery of overpayments.
Last updated:
12 January 2023
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Ministerial Statement: The Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights (Patrick Harvie) made a statement and answered questions on Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act. 6.
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 November 2025
Meeting of the Parliament 11 November 2025
Why could the minister not extend the same chance to the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill and work with us to improve it instead of voting it down at the first chance and continuing wi...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 October 2022
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Summary
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/bills/national-care-service-scotland-bill/introduced" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/bills/national-care-service-scotland-bill/introduced</a> [accessed June 2022] 'the Bill', was introduced on 20 June 2022.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2017
Stage 1 Report on the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill - Is there an access to justice problem?
In his Report, Sheriff Principal Taylor noted that, between 2008 and 2011, the number of claims registered by the Compensation Recovery Unit in Scotland had increased by 7%, in comparison to 23% in England and Wales.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 November 2018
Preventative Action and Public Health - Substance misuse
The SPICe Briefing on the Strategy (The Road to Recovery) highlights some developments in Scotland and internationally since it was introduced.
Official Report
Meeting date:
26 May 2022
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 26 May 2022
We are mapping the contributions, including investments, of partners to that work. On Monday, I will publish a right to addiction recovery bill, which I will take through Parliament.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 September 2025
Stage 1 report: Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Timescales for accessing treatment
Annemarie Ward from Faces and Voices of Recovery UK set out the rationale for the three-week timescale set out in the Bill:
Right now, someone can wait three months, six months or indefinitely for treatment, and no one is being held accountable.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 February 2024
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill - Background: Scottish Social Security
Background: Scottish Social Security
This Bill would amend the framework legislation for Scottish social security established by the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (the 2018 Act).
