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Membership changes
The following changes to Committee membership occurred during the Committee's scrutiny:
On 18 April 2023, Clare Haughey MSP replaced Gillian Martin MSP.
On 25 April 2023, Carol Mochan MSP replaced Paul O'Kane MSP.
Membership
There have been membership changes during the reporting period:
Graeme Dey MSP left the Committee on 28 June 2018
Donald Cameron MSP left the Committee on 6 September 2018
Alex Neil MSP left the Committee on 6 September 2018
Gillian Martin MSP joined the Committee on 6 September 2018
Alex Rowley MSP left the Committee on 30 October 2018
Rhoda Grant MSP joined the Committee on 1 November 2018
Introduction
Provision for the Regulations to establish a Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land is made in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.iLand Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.
Consideration by the Committee and recommendation
At its meeting of 25 February 2026, the Committee took evidence on the LCM from Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs ("the Cabinet Secretary") and Scottish Government officials.
The Committee took oral evidence from Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and Scottish Government officials at its meeting on 26 November 2025.
The Convener of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee, Collette Stevenson MSP, attended one of the Panel’s meetings to explain the purpose of the cross-committeee work on tackling drug deaths and drug harm and how the Panel’s recommendations could inform that work.
The Minister for Public Health and Women's Health and the Member in charge of the Bill both acknowledged the importance of an appropriate level of parliamentary oversight of decisions to change the size of safe access zones. Gillian Mackay MSP told the Committee:
In my consultation, we heard from people who support the bill that urgency is needed when those...
Committee reports
Date published:
12 December 2023
Overview of the Bill
This Scottish Government Bill was introduced by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Angela Constance MSP, on 6 June 2023. The lead committee is the Criminal Justice Committee.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 November 2023
The Committee believes further information about the levels of recovery of raptor populations on or in the vicinity of grouse moors would inform MSPs ahead of their Stage 1 decision whether to agree to the general principles of the Bill.