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Committee reports
Date published:
5 October 2023
Legislative Consent Memorandum: delegated powers relevant to Scotland in the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) - Introduction
The main provisions of the Bill prohibit public bodies from taking account of the specified matters in the exercise of their procurement and investment functions.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 October 2023
Report from a partial evaluation of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 - Types of communication
However, the Irish Lobbying Act accounts for all written and oral communications meaning both phone calls and correspondence are accommodated on the Irish Lobbying Register.4Irish Statute Book. (2015).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 September 2023
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill - What the Bill does - section 11 (household waste requirements)
Before being issued with a civil penalty notice, a person must be given notice of the local authority’s intention to do this, and given an opportunity to make representations which must be taken into account. There is also a right of appeal in relation to which Scottish Ministers can make regulations about the appeal procedure.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 June 2023
A Modern and Sustainable Ferry Service for Scotland - Conclusions
The Committee considers the following principles are foundational for any modern administrative structure delivering ferries and ferry services for Scotland: it must—
Be truly accountable to ferry-dependent communities, to Government and Parliament;
Be transparent;
Be competent.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 June 2023
Community Planning: Post-legislative scrutiny of Part 2 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 - Annex A
Evidence session on 28th February 2023
Carol Calder, Audit Director, Audit Scotland
Stuart Graham, Representative , Community Planning Network
Tim McKay, Deputy Chair, Accounts Commission
David Allan, Deputy Director, Scottish Community Development Centre
Peter Kelly, Director, The Poverty Alliance
Kirsty McNeill, Policy and Research Officer, Coalition for ...
Committee reports
Date published:
1 June 2023
The International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023 [draft]
The DPLR Committee has therefore drawn the instrument to the attention of the Parliament on reporting ground (h) on account that the meaning of the term “Member Country” could be clearer.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 May 2023
Scrutinising social justice: barriers and opportunities - Social justice policy, legislation and accountability frameworks
Social justice policy, legislation and accountability frameworks
Last session the Scottish Government set out policies that contribute to social justice in its Fairer Scotland Action Plan.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 December 2022
Budget 2023-24 - National outcomes in the Budget
Our section on mainstreaming human rights budgeting explores transparency and accountability in more detail.
Committee reports
Date published:
15 November 2022
Legislative Consent Memorandum: delegated powers relevant to Scotland in the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill - Delegated powers - overview
This would have been in line with the approach the Committee has taken in light of the correspondence between the Committee and the UK Government over the summer concerning the scrutiny of such powers which are conferred on UK Ministers in UK Parliament bills, and the application or otherwise of SI Protocol 2: the Committee wrote to the UK Government on 12 July 2022, and in the response of 14 August 2022 the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities indicated that the:
UK Government takes into account...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
7 November 2022
Retained EU Law and the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill - Retained EU case law
To what extent and how domestic courts should take account of the view of the CJEU on the same point of law post-EU exit is set out in EUWA and generally depends on whether the CJEU judgment was made before or after IP Completion Day (31 December 2020).
