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Introduction
The Patient Safety Commissioner for ScotlandBill (“the Bill”) was introduced in the Parliament by the then Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf MSP, on 6 October 2022.
The lead committee is the Justice Committee.
The Bill implements recommendations made by Lord Bracadale in his 2018 review to modernise, consolidate and extend hate crime legislation in Scotland.
Relevant Bill documents
The Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 30 September.
Committee reports
Date published:
25 September 2018
Introduction
At its meetings on 19 June and 18 and 25 September, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the delegated powers in the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Bill (“the Bill”).iThe Bill as introduced is av...
Introduction
At its meetings on 20 March, 15 and 22 May 2018, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the delegated powers in the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill (“the Bill”).iThe Bill as introduced is availabl...
Given that the implementation of the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill overlaps with the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill, the Committee seeks assurances from the Cabinet Secretary that the implementation of both pieces of legislation will be ...
In its evidence to the Committee, the Law Society of Scotland said that the involvement of solicitors in the Children’s Hearing system is "limited but essential to ensuring that the hearings are fair tribunals in accordance with rights under the European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child."3Law Society of Scotland. (2017).
Do the witnesses agree that the best way forward is to amend the current Housing (Scotland) Bill to establish an independent appeals process for RSLs, equivalent to the process that is open to charities to appeal the decisions of OSCR?