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SPICe briefings
Date published:
17 April 2020
Issue 4: EU-UK future relationship negotiations
The UK's devolved administrations have long called for greater influence over the UK's negotiating position. For example on 10 March the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish administrations issued a joint statement calling for a "meaningful, comprehensive and transparent process for the Devolved Governments to influence the UK’s negotiating position".
Committee reports
Date published:
30 October 2017
Building Regulations and Fire Safety in Scotland - Accountability and the responsibility of builders and construction firms
In its view, there is an argument that accountability for service could be improved if local government had statutory responsibility for all aspects of building regulation rather than the current system where local authorities are appointed by Scottish Government to act as verifiers but retain responsibility for enforcement. 2COSLA. (2017, February).
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2025
Stage 1 Report on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill - Aftercare
It was perceived as righting a wrong that had persistently been raised by the care experienced community, including by Jasmin-Kasaya Pilling, who raised the issue in a petition to the Scottish Parliament between 2022 and 2024.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
16 December 2025
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2024-2025 - 4.3.9. Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers14Scottish Government officials49Members of the Scottish Parliament12Scottish Parliament officials2Representatives of public bodies (including local authorities and health boards)37Representatives of private sector5UK Ministers0UK Government official...
Committee reports
Date published:
23 September 2025
Stage 1 report: Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Abstinence versus harm reduction
Any other form of treatment could be added at any point—section 1(6) allows Scottish Government ministers to add to that list.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 March 2025
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2023-2024 - 4.3.10. Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
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WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers15Scottish Government officials50Members of the Scottish Parliament1Representatives of public bodies43Representatives of local authorities0UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament0Representatives from other legis...
Committee reports
Date published:
11 March 2025
Stage 1 report - Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill - Digital productions
Stuart Munro from the Law Society of Scotland commented that “a huge amount of time is wasted in the process of criminal investigations in complying with outmoded, analogue ways of dealing with documents”.iOfficial Report, Criminal Justice Committee, 22 January 2025, col 26
The proposals on digital productions also attracted support from organisations including the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, the Sheriffs Principal, the City of Edinburgh Council adult justice services, the Sheriffs and Summary Sheriffs Association, and the Society of Solicitor Advocates.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 March 2025
Scotland's care system for children and young people: subject profile 2025 update - Key legislation
The Act protects children's rights in law, giving them access to legal redress if their rights are breached in relation to laws originally made in the Scottish Parliament. The Act came into force on 16 July 2024.3Scottish Government. (2024, July 16).
Last updated:
13 November 2024
Sexual harassment policy
Anonymised data on the numbers of calls to the helpline and informal and formal cases will be reported to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body after the first 6 months of operation and annually thereafter..
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 July 2024
Economic inactivity and ill health in Scotland - General evidence
Unemployment, mortality and the problem of health-related selection: evidence from the Scottish and England & Wales (ONS) longitudinal studies.
