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Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report on the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (Scottish Carbon Budgets) Amendment Regulations 2025 - The Indicative Statement
In setting the budget levels, the Scottish Government are required to take into account the ‘target setting criteria’.
Committee reports
Date published:
2 September 2025
Subordinate Legislation considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 2 September 2025 - Scrutiny of instruments under the Committee's remit: instruments drawn to the attention of the Parliament
The Committee draws the instrument to the attention of the Parliament under reporting ground (j) for a failure to lay the instrument in accordance with the laying requirements in section 28(2) of the 2010 Act.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 September 2024
Delegated powers in the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 - Review of relevant powers
The powers this procedure currently attaches to are those regarding deposit and return schemes, charges for the supply of carrier bags and the increase to any limit on the maximum amount of carbon units that may be credited to the net Scottish emissions account for a year. The “pre-laying procedure” requires that the Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the proposed regulations, and a statement setting out their reasons for proposing to make those regulations, before laying the draft regulations before the Parliament.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 November 2022
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report on Environmental Standards Scotland's draft Strategic Plan - Introduction
The Scottish Parliament has 40 days from its laying date, not including periods of dissolution or recess exceeding 4 days, to consider a motion on whether it approves the Strategy.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
30 October 2019
Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill - The Electoral Commission
The Commission will continue to lay a report before Parliament on its work on local government elections in Scotland and will, under the provisions of the bill, also be required to lay a report in relation to Scottish Parliament elections.
Last updated:
29 October 2024
SPBill51AS062024
A4 Budget-setting regulations 5 (1) The Scottish Ministers must, by regulations, set Scottish carbon budgets so that every year between 2026 and the net-zero emissions target year is covered by a budget. (2) A budget for a period— (a) may be set by expressing the prescribed number of tonnes of carbon 10 dioxide equivalent for the period either as a figure or as a method for 1 calculating a figure, and (b) may, in particular, be set by expressing the number as a proportion of the baseline multiplied by the number of years comprising the period. (3) The period covered by a Scottish carbon budget— 15 (a) is to be 5 years (for example 2026 to 2030), but (b) may be shorter in the case of the budget for the period that ends with the net-zero emissions target year. (4) In preparing a draft of regulations to be made under this section, the Scottish Ministers must— 20 (a) have regard to the target-setting criteria, and (b) act in accordance with the most up-to-date advice they have received from the relevant body, unless exceptional reasons apply. (5) On the same day as laying...
Committee reports
Date published:
16 May 2017
Subordinate Legislation considered on 16 May 2017 - Annex B
It is therefore necessary to breach the 28 day laying requirement.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 December 2017
Stage 1 Report on the Social Security (Scotland) Bill - The Annual Report
The Committee is supportive of the creation of an annual reporting procedure to Parliament on the social security system and believes it will contribute to the accountability of the new system.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
11 September 2019
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill - The Bill
The Commissioner may also publicise any failure to respond in a way which the Commissioner considers appropriate.
Accountability
The Bill requires the Commissioner to prepare and publish a strategic plan covering a four-year period and to lay the plan before the Scottish Parliament.
Last updated:
5 November 2024
SPBill51BS062024
A4 Budget-setting regulations 5 (1) The Scottish Ministers must, by regulations, set Scottish carbon budgets so that every year between 2026 and the net-zero emissions target year is covered by a budget. (2) A budget for a period— (a) may be set by expressing the prescribed number of tonnes of carbon 10 dioxide equivalent for the period either as a figure or as a method for 1 calculating a figure, and (b) may, in particular, be set by expressing the number as a proportion of the baseline multiplied by the number of years comprising the period. (3) The period covered by a Scottish carbon budget— 15 (a) is to be 5 years (for example 2026 to 2030), but (b) may be shorter in the case of the budget for the period that ends with the net-zero emissions target year. (4) In preparing a draft of regulations to be made under this section, the Scottish Ministers must— 20 (a) have regard to the target-setting criteria, and (ba) take into account...
