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Committee reports
Date published:
27 September 2022
Stage 1 report on the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill - Exceptions to the offences
The use of a bird of prey as a method of killing was not fully explored during the Committee’s Stage 1 inquiry but it is not clear to the Committee why birds of prey are one of the two permitted methods of killing under the Bill. The Committee asks the Scottish Government to set out its reasons for the use of a bird of prey as a method of killing in all fou...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
21 September 2022
SPICe Bill Summaries - Session 5 - Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill
The Bill did not do so but allowed the Scottish Government to add it at a later date by secondary legislation.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
21 September 2022
SPICe Bill Summaries - Session 5 - Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill
Although the Bill was not amended to include provision for EBOs, the Scottish Government did outline plans to consult on introducing some form of EBO.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
23 May 2022
The Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill - Criminal law rules and procedures
A community payback order is an order requiring the convicted person to, for example, comply with supervision requirements and/or carry out unpaid work. The Scottish Government states that the presumption against short sentences “is intended to encourage greater use of community sentences and help break cycles of reoffending”.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 April 2022
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Consideration of the promotion of lower noise fireworks
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Questioned as to whether the Scottish Government has examined whether low noise fireworks could be a way to mitigate the disturbance and noise pollution caused, the Minister told us—
“We can all see that reduced-noise or silent fireworks, while not addressing misuse, would go a long way towards addressing concerns about noise disturbance. […...
Committee reports
Date published:
19 March 2021
Legacy Report - Impact of Covid-19
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/ScottishCommissionforPublicAudit/SCPA_Jan_21_Public_Papers.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/ScottishCommissionforPublicAudit/SCPA_Jan_21_Public_Papers.pdf</a> Covid-19 has impacted on Audit Scotland’s productivity and has resulted in an increase in its contingency budget in 2021/22 to:
meet the additional complexity and financial risk exposure experienced by the public bodies it audits;
provide scrutiny of the delivery of value for money of the additional £8 billion made available by the Scottish...
Committee reports
Date published:
18 March 2021
Police Scotland’s use of remote piloted aircraft systems and body worn video cameras - Compliance with human rights legislation
The SHRC’s written evidence includes its human rights analysis paper for the Independent Advisory Group on the use of Biometrics, as well as its submission to the Scottish Government on its consultation on the Digital Strategy for Scotland.
Committee reports
Date published:
18 March 2021
Police Scotland’s use of remote piloted aircraft systems and body worn video cameras - Communication, engagement and consultation
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In its submission, the Scottish Community Safety Network states that engagement, consultation and transparency on the use and deployment of drones and body worn cameras “has been lacking, particularly from 'critical friends'.”
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 March 2021
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Transgender identity
It considered this in the context of the proposed stirring up hatred offences, noting that the Scottish Government was planning to amend the Bill so that a crime is only committed where there is threatening or abusive behaviour which is intended to stir up hatred.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 December 2020
EU-UK Government Future Relationship Negotiations: The Impact of the End of the Transition Period - Access to EU Programmes: Creative Europe, Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020
Access to EU Programmes: Creative Europe, Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020
The importance of access to EU Programmes, such as Creative Europe, Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020, have been constant themes of the Committee’s scrutiny of the Brexit process since 2016. Scottish institutions have a considerable track record of accessing research funds from Horizon 2020.
