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The Committee took oral evidence from Siobhian Brown MSP, Minister for Victims and Community Safety ("the Minister") and Scottish Government officials at its meeting on 18 March 2026.
The Committee’s view is that the creation of new advocacy officeholders presents democratic accountability concerns, and that this advocacy role is for MSPs to undertake, “with Parliament holding Government to account on how it seeks to improve the lives of specific groups of society or develop and deliver effective policy”, and “funding […] spent on improv...
The Committee took oral evidence from Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs ("the Cabinet Secretary") and Scottish Government officials at its meeting of 25 February 2026.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2025
Patrick McGuire explained Thompsons Solicitors’ approach to campaigning, which involves engagement with individual MSPs, who can ask questions in the Chamber, or with the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 November 2025
Introduction
At its meeting on 25 November 2025iStuart McMillan MSP submitted apologies for this meeting., the Committee considered the following instrument under its remit and agreed to draw it to the attention of the Parliament:
Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 and the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Modifications) ...
Further information about the data protection legislation and your rights
Section 7 of the Code of Conduct for MSPs places obligations on Members of Parliament in terms of how they handle material containing personal data in the course of their committee work, for example rules around confidentiality.
Overview of the Bill
This Member’s Bill was introduced by Graham Simpson MSP on 17 December 2024.
This Bill proposes to introduce new processes for removing Members of the Scottish Parliament from office.