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SPICe briefings
Date published:
9 January 2020
Environmental Governance in Scotland after EU Exit
Brexit and Environmental Law Enforcement and Political Accountability Issues. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.ukela.org/common/Uploaded files/brexit docs/legal political accountability issues 2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ukela.org/common/Uploaded files/brexit docs/legal political accountability issues 2017.pdf</a>.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 February 2026
Report on Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland - Background: Scottish Human Rights Commission’s Report on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Highlands and Islands
The Minister further confirmed that the intention of the current Scottish Government is to introduce a human rights bill in the next parliamentary session to improve outcomes and accountability and help to “bring economic, social and cultural rights closer to home so that communities, including rural communities, feel reflected in the decisions that duty be...
Committee reports
Date published:
18 February 2026
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report on the Digital Waste Tracking (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (draft) - About the instrument
The Scottish Government’s Waste and Circular Economy Routemap says that digital waste tracking will “bring a step change in transparency and accountability around the movement of Scottish waste across the UK from start to finish.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 January 2026
Stage 1 Report on the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill - Views of those in favour of a new offence
In evidence to the Committee on 25 June 2025, Ash Regan MSP summarised her position—
I need to be very clear: the international evidence presents an extremely compelling and consistent case that, if you bring in laws in the style of the Nordic model, you will reduce the market for prostitution, which will mean that fewer women are drawn into it to be harmed—we know that it is inherently harmful—and you will reduce the trafficking inflows to your country.iCriminal Justice Committee, Official Report, Wednesday 25 June 2025 (Col 44)
The written submission from A Model for Scotland stated—
Criminalising paying for sex is an indispensable tool for deterring demand for sexual exploitation and holding perpetrators to account...
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2025
Stage 1 report on the Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill - Section 8 – Assignations to family members
Some level of regional discretion was also suggested, to take account of the different croft sizes in different parts of Scotland.
Committee reports
Date published:
5 November 2025
Stage 1 report on the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill - Removal for offending
Retrieved from: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-standards-procedures-and-public-appointments-committee/correspondence/2025/scottish-parliament-recall-and-removal-of-members-bill-2-may-2025
The Committee asked Mr Simpson whether his rationale for reducing the sentencing threshold was to take account of the seriousness of the offence or of the fact of imprisonment or detention for six months.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
30 October 2025
Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill - Member consultation and summary
The main reason given for fully supporting the proposed ban on greyhound racing in Scotland was the view that racing at speed on oval tracks is inherently dangerous often leading to significant injury, psychological trauma and death. Many accounts were given by those involved in rehoming of former racing greyhounds of difficulties respondents believed greyh...
News
Published:
30 September 2025
Holyrood Committee backs proposals to set the first legally-binding biodiversity targets in Scotland
This includes public bodies taking account of National Park Plans and giving Scottish Ministers the power to set up a fixed penalty notice regime to enforce park byelaws.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
18 July 2025
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Student tenancies and accommodation
Student accommodation provision operates on a different basis from the wider private rented sector, taking account of the needs of students... As such, student accommodation cannot be considered as part of the wider supply of rented housing that is available to all tenants.
News
Published:
4 July 2025
Urgent investment needed to secure shipyards future
Read the The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Holdings Limited on the Audit Scotland website
The report highlights:
“a material risk and uncertainty over FMPG’s ability to continue as a going concern, for at least 12 months from the date of signing the accounts. This reflects concerns noted by FMPG management in the performan...
