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The Bill has also been amended further during its passage in the UK Parliament and some of the changes made also apply to Scotland and therefore require legislative consent.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 November 2020
The policy memorandum notes that the role may not require a full-time appointment.iTied Pubs (Scotland) Bill, Policy Memorandum This flexibility should allow Scottish Ministers to staff the office appropriately for the workload once the details of the pubs code are finalised.
Background to the instrument
In its Stage 1 Report on the Apologies (Scotland) Bill, the previous Justice Committee stated: "The Committee notes the concerns of health professionals regarding the interaction between the Bill and their UK-wide professional standards.
31st Meeting, 2025.
Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill, Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill, Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill (in private), Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill (in private).
The Committee asked a range of questions of the Minister around access to vehicle keeper information and related data protection isuues; whether a separate Scottish Bill would be a more appropriate approach; the impact of the Bill on wheel clamping and parking charges; powers to delegate in the Bill; and the interaction with Murdo Fraser MSP's Proposed Regulation of Privately-Operated Car Parks (Scotland) Bill.
A news release published on the day the Bill was introduced referred to a joint statement by the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales in which they criticised the contents of the Bill.1Scottish Government News Release. (2017, July 13).
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2025
The DPLR Committee expressed concerns ‘that a wide definition has consequences for the Bill as a whole’, and that ‘… without further detail about the definition of wellbeing, the general functions of the Future Generations Commissioner for Scotland as set out in section 5 of the Bill are also very wide’.