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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
Events: None
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protects children's rights in law, giving them access to legal redress if their rights are breached in relation to laws originally made in the Scottish Parliament.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.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 June 2024
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill - Use of agricultural land: diversification
Table 1 below compares the existing and new wording (added wording emphasised in column 2):
Table 1: Proposed changes to Section 40(9) of the 2003 Act1: Current wording of Section 40(9)2: New wording as amended by the BillThe landlord may object to the notice of diversification if (and only if)—(a)the landlord reasonably considers that the intended use of the land for the non-agricultural purpose (including any proposed changes to the land) would—(i)lessen significantly the amenity of the land or the surrounding area;(ii)substantially prejudice the use of the land for agricultural purposes in the future;(iii)be detrimental to the sound management of the estate of which the land consists or forms part; or(iv)cause the landlord to suffer undue hardship;(b)where the notice specifies an intention to use the land for a non-agricultural or business purpose and sets out how these changes are to be financed and managed, the landlord reasonably considers that it fails to demonstrate that the proposed changes are, or, as the case may be, the business (so far as relating to the land) is, viable; or(c)the tenant has failed to provide information reasonably requested by the landlord within the specified timescales.The landlord may object to the notice of diversification if (and only if)—(a)the landlord reasonably considers that the intended use of the land for the non-agricultural purpose (including any proposed changes to the land) would—(i)lessen significantly the amenity of the land or the surrounding area;(ii)substantially prejudice the use of the whole of the land comprised in the lease for the purpose of sustainable and regenerative agriculture in the future;(iii)be substantially detrimental to the sound management of the estate of which the land consists or forms part; or(iv)cause the landlord to suffer undue hardship;(b)where the notice specifies an intention to use the land for a non-agricultural or business purpose and sets out how these changes are to be financed and managed, the landlord reasonably considers that it fails to demonstrate that the proposed changes are, or, as the case may be, the business (so far as relating to the land) is, viable; or(c)the tenant has failed to provide information reasonably requested by the landlord within the specified timescales.If the landlord objects to the notice of diversification or sets conditions for carrying out the diversification (as per Section 40(11) of the 2003 Act), the Bill provides that they must explain why they consider the grounds for objecting or the conditions for carrying out the diversification to be reasonable.
The Bill gives Scottish...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 November 2023
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2021-2022 - 4.3.14. Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
Committee meetingsThere were 30 meetings in the parliamentary yearNumberTotal meetings of the Committee30Meetings held wholly in private1Meetings held partly in private24Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference4Hybrid meetings21Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Karen Adam (from 17 June 2021)SNP30(30)Alasdair Allan (from 17 June 2021)SNP30(30)Ariane Burgess (from 17 June 2021)Green30(30)Finlay Carson (from 17 June 2021)Con26(30)Jim Fairlie (from 17 June 2021)SNP29(30)Rachael Hamilton (from 17 June 2021)Con30(30)Liam McArthur (17 June 2021 – 26 August 2021)LD1(1)Jenni Minto (from 17 June 2021)SNP30(30)Mercedes Villalba (from 17 June 2021)Lab28(30)Beatrice Wishart (from 31 August 2021)LD29(29)Substitute membersSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedEmma Harper (from 8 September 2021)SNP1Liam McArthur (from 6 October 2021)LD0Edward Mountain (from 8 September 2021)Con2Colin Smyth (from 29 September 2021)Lab0Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Emma Johnston
Advisers
Professor Paul Fernandes, Heriot-Watt University - adviser on post-EU exit fisheries policy;
Dr Mary Dobbs, Maynooth University - adviser on post-EU exit agriculture policy;
Dr Ludivine Petetin, Cardiff University - adviser on post-EU exit agriculture policy
Visits: None
Events: None
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers13Scottish Government officials43Members of the Scottish...
Committee reports
Date published:
9 October 2023
Female participation in sport and physical activity - LGBTQ+ participation
Sustrans Scotland noted anecdotal evidence indicating street harassment is also a particular concern among members of the LGBTQ+ community, but suggested more research is needed to gain a clearer understanding of LGBTQ+ people's perceptions and experiences of safety in public space.
Lynne Glen from Scottish Disability Sport felt there was a need to take a p...
Last updated:
4 April 2023
Bereavement policy
Bereavement Advice Centre is a free helpline and web-based information service giving practical information and advice and signposting on the many issues and procedures that face us after the death of someone close
The Charity for Civil Servants can help current and former SPS staff get the practical, emotional and financial support they need
Scottish Care, Bereavement Charter for Scotland describes what good bereavement support can look like and what difference it can make
Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland have put together some resources to share how bereavement and grief may be affected by this pandemic.
