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Date published:
23 March 2026
Legacy Report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, Session 6 - Inquiries
Other inequalities related to access to healthcare, education, employment, training, justice and legal advice, all of which can help accelerate depopulation and risk the sustainability of communities.The Committee found that local people were often best placed to come up with local solutions and called for sustainable and secure long-term investment for thi...
Committee reports
Date published:
4 February 2026
Delegated powers in the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill (as amended at Stage 2)
Because of this change, the Scottish Government considers it necessary to have a power to allow the list to be modified as best practice changes or where any of the measures might require alteration, including whether any of them may no longer be considered relevant or suitable in the future.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2025
Criminal Justice Committee Report on its Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026/27 - CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
It is clear the Scottish Government has tried to mitigate the financial consequences to the justice sector budget with in-year funding to cover up to 60% of the costs as best it can.
We recommend the Scottish Government look to utilise the Scottish Spending Review to provide, as much as possible, for future cost implications of UK Government decisions which...
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2025
Stage 1 Report on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill - Existing Duties & Proposed Extension
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The Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise stated that "corporate parenting really lies at the heart of Scotland's commitment to care-experienced children," noting that—
The extension to corporate parenting duties offers a strengthened lens through which public bodies, with an understanding of the experience and potential needs of children, can continue to provide the best trauma-informed and rights-respecting support for them and their families to ensure that they thrive.xviiScottish Parliament. (2025, 5 November) Official Report of the Education, Children and Young People Committee.
Committee reports
Date published:
30 October 2025
Delegated Powers in the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 - Review of relevant powers
Committee consideration
The Member explains in the DPM that the Scottish Information Commissioner is best placed to determine the specific requirements in respect of the broad proactive publication duty given their role and that this will be a substantial document.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 September 2025
Report on British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 - Transport and rural access
However, BDA Scotland noted that in some rural areas such as Aberdeenshire, there is a strong, established Deaf community and it highlighted the importance of enabling them to “join up” with other Deaf communities to enable them to share information and best practice.
BDA Scotland also told the Committee that a lack of access to Deaf communities means that ...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2025
Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill - Annex 1: Challenging demand for prostitution, international evidence review - executive summary (Scottish Government 2022)
Evidence on welfare and safety provisions was assessed with the aim of maximising opportunities for learning and identifying examples of best practice.
Methods
The review was conducted by Justice Analytical Services at the Scottish Government.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
31 July 2025
The intergovernmental relations 'reset': one year on - Europe
The Scottish Government's 2025-26 Programme for Government stated that it would "continue to press the case that EU membership is the best for Scotland, while working with the UK Government to maximise opportunities for economic growth in Scotland from a stronger EU/UK relationship".
SPICe briefings
Date published:
17 June 2025
Education (Scotland) Bill, Briefing Prior to Stage 3 - Day 2
Publication of documents
Sections 25 and 54 of the Bill require that any documents published under the Bill by Qualifications Scotland or the Chief Inspector of Education would have regard to the importance of communicating in the way that best meets the needs of certain groups.
Committee reports
Date published:
4 February 2025
Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Capacity
The Committee invites the Scottish Government and the Member in Charge to consider how best this may be done and provides an update to the Committee in advance of any Stage 2 proceedings.
