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Committee reports
Date published:
28 April 2023
Stage 1 Report on the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill - Sanctions
Transparency can be a powerful tool, and for this type of role could be enough to effect change where neededResponse 641021724 to Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill - Scottish Parliament - Citizen Space.
Dr Amit Aggarwal from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry spoke of the power of 'naming and shaming' as a sanction during his...
Committee reports
Date published:
28 April 2023
Stage 1 Report on the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill - Inclusion of names of charity trustees on the Scottish Charity Register
Inclusion of names of charity trustees on the Scottish Charity Register
The majority of witnesses are supportive of the provision to include the names of trustees on the public register to increase transparency and accountability.
Last updated:
4 April 2023
Domestic abuse policy
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Scottish Women’s Aid
Works towards the prevention of domestic abuse.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
16 March 2023
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill - Restrictions on reporting
Whether a child appearing in court is the accused or a witness, the court has the power to dispense with reporting restrictions at any point in the proceedings, and the Scottish Ministers have the same power but only when proceedings have concluded.
Committee reports
Date published:
15 February 2023
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) - Role of UK Courts
meeting=14030</a>iiDecisions of the CJEU made after IP Completion Day are not binding on domestic courts, but domestic courts may have regard to such a decision so far as it is relevant to the case before them.
Scottish Environment LINK added that “the implementation and interpretation of a lot of EU law is very reliant on past EU cases” with “many ca...
Committee reports
Date published:
22 December 2022
Complaint against Jackson Carlaw MSP - Background: requirements for MSPs to register and declare interests
Section 13(1) of the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act) requires any member who has a declarable interest in any matter to declare that interest before taking part in any proceedings of the Parliament relating to that matter.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2022
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Resources
In advance of any Stage 2 considerations, the Committee urges the Scottish Government to provide detail of the financial modelling undertaken to date in relation to children's services.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 December 2022
Property Factors - Frequently Asked Questions - Which organisations does the 2011 Act apply to?
More details on the definition of "property factor" can be found in the Scottish Government guidance "Property Factor Register Guidance: Am I a Property Factor."2Scottish Government. (2012, August).
Committee reports
Date published:
27 September 2022
Stage 1 report on the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill - PART 3 – FURTHER PROVISION RELATING TO OFFENCES
The issue was raised that the section 16 deprivation orders would only be available to dogs and horses and not, for example, quad bikes and other vehicles which might be used when carrying out an offence. Scottish Government officials clarified that the courts already have a power to seize vehicles used in an offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.iii...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
8 September 2022
Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill - Protections for consumers in relation to statutory pledge
Cars are more obvious examples of corporeal moveable property which might be the subject of a statutory pledge.
Note that Scottish Ministers would have regulation-making powers to change the monetary value threshold or exclude specific types of property from being the subject of a statutory pledge.
