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Introduction
At its meeting on 26 November 2025, the Criminal Justice Committee considered the following affirmative instrument:
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft]
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft] were laid before the Scottish Parliament on 7 October 2025 and referred to the Criminal Justice Committee.
Registered sex offenders living...
The introduction of the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill has been welcomed by the Economy and Fair Work Committee, who believe it has the potential to play a vital role in improving the lives of people across Scotland..
Holyrood Committee agrees general principles of Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill.
Both Convener's Group sessions with the First Minister will be broadcast live on the Scottish Parliament's website: https://www.scottishparliament.tv/.
The Homes for Ukraine scheme (also referred to as the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme) allowed UK residents to sponsor displaced people from Ukraine to live with them while the Ukraine Family Scheme permitted Ukrainian nationals to join or stay with their relatives in the UK.
Retrieved from https://www.housingregulator.gov.scot/landlord-performance/the-risks-we-will-focus-on/the-risks-we-will-focus-on-november-2024/#section-4 [accessed 6 February 2025] The challenges include:
persistent cost of living challenges for households especially in food and drink prices, and energy costs
pressure on landlords to ensure affordability whi...
They suggest that an alternative to legislation could be inviting the Scottish Sentencing Council to consider issuing guidelines on thefts involving live animals. They are currently developing guidelines on environmental and wildlife crime.
Children in interim placements may be working towards moving back to live with birth family, towards a PO with a different foster carer, or towards an Adoption Order or PO with their current carer.
Falkirk Council, written submission
The Scottish Women's Convention highlighted that there is a lack of "tangible, evidence-led actions and observable difference to children's lives". Save the Children raised a concern that "existing scrutiny measures are not encouraging the bold action that is required to end child poverty."