There are 58,903 results relating to "Best"
Order by
|
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2025
Stage 1 Report on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill - Advocacy
Others queried how proposals in the Bill would fit with existing advocacy services and what 'life-long' advocacy might look like at different stages of a care experienced person's life, including how services might best be configured, and resourced, to provide this.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2025
Stage 1 Report on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill - Children's Hearings
Paying serious and sustained attention to maintaining and supporting the children and families’ workforce so that they are best placed to undertake the complex work required of them in a way that is characterised by a rights-respecting, trauma informed approach.
Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
Stage 1 report on the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill - Authorisations for particular activities (Sections 24 - 31)
NatureScot told the Committee that the register would “provide an opportunity to demonstrate and enhance the already high standards of training and expertise amongst practitioners and reflect the importance of best practice in deer management”.
A number of witnesses identified the benefits of setting a mandatory level of competence as a way of ensuring stan...
Committee reports
Date published:
24 September 2025
Proposed Good Food Nation Plan: Scrutiny by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee - Procurement
Procurement
The Committee was particularly interested in how local authorities and other bodies can best ensure that local food producers and suppliers benefit from council procurement, and whether the Plan might support local businesses.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 September 2025
Stage 1 report: Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Impact on priorities
As Annemarie Ward said in her evidence, if there is criticism that the bill is too narrow in scope, perhaps that just means that the bill aims to do one small thing in the best possible way. That is quite a good way to look at it.
News
Published:
23 September 2025
A majority of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee do not support the general principles of the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
”
Other key findings in the report:
the Committee notes concerns that the Bill places a particular emphasis on abstinence-based types of treatment over harm reduction, rather than focusing on what is best for each individual
the Committee voices concerns that the Bill could prove exclusionary, in that individuals who have not received a diagn...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
18 September 2025
Ecocide (Scotland) Bill - Scottish Government position on ecocide and EU alignment
I welcome the report, which is a valuable contribution to the debate on how the law can best achieve the goal. The report demonstrates the complexity of considering a standalone criminal offence of ecocide, and it will take time to consider the recommendations.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 August 2025
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill - Section 22 - Children's services planning
These aims are to deliver children's services in a way which:
safeguards, supports and promotes the wellbeing of children in the area
ensures action to meet needs is taken at the earliest appropriate time and, where possible, to prevent needs arising
is integrated for those using services
makes the best use of available resources.
Section 9 also sets out th...
Committee reports
Date published:
9 July 2025
Inquiry Into Financial Considerations When Leaving an Abusive Relationship - Legal aid: conclusions and recommendations
Edinburgh Women's Aid Legal Services Project
We welcome the work being undertaken as part of the Edinburgh Women's Legal Services Project, and that Scottish Women's Aid cited this as a "very good example of best practice".The Social Justice and Social Security Committee.
News
Published:
9 May 2025
Holyrood Committee calls for second phase of Growth Deals to benefit Scotland’s economy, with lessons to be learned
“Future deals must be less bureaucratic, more flexible and streamlined – recognising that local partners are not distant decision makers, but are best placed to drive delivery.
“Too often the current process is slow and overly bureaucratic, delaying vital projects and undermining confidence among local partners.
