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Last updated: 27 January 2026

SPBill62ADPMS062026

It is therefore considered appropriate that this power to modify the list should be subject to affirmative procedure in order to allow the Parliament a high degree of scrutiny of any proposed changes. Section 2(1A): Publication and laying of statement Power conferred on: The Scottish Ministers Power exercisable by: Regulations made by Scottish statutory ins...
Last updated: 27 January 2026

SPBill62ADPMS062026accessible

It is therefore considered appropriate that this power to modify the list should be subject to affirmative procedure in order to allow the Parliament a high degree of scrutiny of any proposed changes. Section 2(1A): Publication and laying of statement Power conferred on: The Scottish Ministers Power exercisable by: Regulations made by Scottish statutory ins...
Last updated: 17 March 2025

SPBill61S062025

Restraint and seclusion 1 Restraint and seclusion 5 (1) In this Act— (a) “restraint” means anything done by a member of the staff of an education provider with the intention of restricting the physical movement of a child or young person, including restricting their freedom of movement or ability to move independently, (b) “seclusion” means anything done by a member of the staff of an education provider 10 with the intention of isolating a child or young person from other children or 1 young people and preventing them from leaving the place where they are isolated. (2) References in this Act to “the use of” restraint or seclusion are references to the doing of anything that would constitute restraint or, as the case may be, seclusion. (3) In subsection (1), “member of the staff of an education provider” includes anyone acting 15 under the authority of an education provider. 2 Guidance on restraint and seclusion in schools (1) The Scottish Ministers must issue guidance to education providers about the use of restraint and seclusion in schools. (2) The guidance must include in particular guidance about the following matters— 20 (a) appropriate and inappropriate forms of restraint and seclusion, (b) alternatives to restraint and seclusion, (c) action that might be taken to prevent or minimise the use of restraint and seclusion, (d) matters to be taken into consideration with a view to safeguarding children and young people subject to restraint or seclusion, 25 (e) legal requirements, and any other legal considerations, that might apply or be relevant to the use of restraint or seclusion, SP Bill 61 Session 6 (2025) 2 Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill (f) action to be taken following an incident resulting in the use of restraint or seclusion, (g) the recording, reporting and monitoring of incidents involving the use of restraint or seclusion, 5 (h) inspection of the practice of restraint and seclusion, (i) the training of staff in the use of restraint and seclusion, (j) compliance with the duties under this Act, (k) processes for the making of complaints about the use of restraint and seclusion, and the provision of information about the making of such complaints, 10 (l) action to be taken to resolve or remedy complaints. 1 (3) The Scottish Ministers must keep the guidance under review and may issue revised guidance from to time to time. (4) Guidance under this section may elaborate upon the definitions of “restraint” and “seclusion” in section 1. 15 (5) Guidance under this section may make different provision for different purposes, including different provision for different education providers or different schools. (6) Before issuing guidance or revised guidance under this section, the Scottish Ministers must consult— (a) education providers, 20 (b) persons or bodies appearing to the Scottish Ministers to be representative of the interests of parents of children and young people in schools, (c) any trade union appearing to the Scottish Ministers to be representative of the staff in schools, (d) the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland, 25 (e) such voluntary organisations and other persons as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate. (7) An education provider must have regard to guidance and revised guidance issued under this section. (8) Guidance and revised guidance issued under this section must be published in such 30 manner as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate. 3 Duty to inform parents of use of restraint or seclusion (1) Where a child or young person is subject to restraint or seclusion in a school, the responsible person for that school must inform the parent of the child or young person of— 35 (a) the fact that the child or young person has been subject to restraint or seclusion, and (b) details of the incident giving rise to the use of restraint or seclusion in relation to the child or young person. (2) The responsible person must inform the parent as soon as possible and, in any event, 40 no later than 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident giving rise to the restraint or seclusion. 3 Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill (3) In this section, the “responsible person” for a school is— (a) in relation to a school under the management or control of an education authority, the headteacher of the school or another member of the school staff authorised by the headteacher, 5 (b) in relation to an independent school, the proprietor of the school, (c) in relation to a grant-aided school, the managers of the school. 4 Duty to record and report on use of restraint and seclusion (1) Each education provider must record all incidences of the use of restraint or seclusion in its schools. 10 (2) The proprietor of an independent school and the managers of a grant-aided school must 1 inform the education authority in whose area the school is situated, by such time as the authority may specify, of the number of incidences of restraint and seclusion in the school. (3) Each education authority must inform the Scottish Ministers, by such time as they may 15 specify, of the number of incidences of restraint and seclusion in schools in its area. (4) The Scottish Ministers must, for each year— (a) prepare a report setting out the number of incidences of the use of restraint and seclusion in schools in Scotland in the year, and (b) lay...
Last updated: 4 July 2024

Thursday 4 July 2024 SSI tracker

Thursday 04 July 2024 Scottish Statutory Instrument Tracker Report DPLR Lead Committee SSI Number SSI Title Date Procedure Parliamentary Additional Laid Action Information Report First Report 20 Day Committee Report 40 Day Meeting Due Meeting Name Due Recommendation Date Decision Number Date Date Date Date Date Act of Sederunt (Proceedings for 2024/197 Determination of 28/06 Laid only 20/09 20/09 03/09 EHRCJ 10/10 07/10 Compatibility Questions Rules) 2024 Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 2024/196 1994 Amendment) 28/06 Laid only 20/09 20/09 03/09 EHRCJ 10/10 07/10 (Protective Expenses Orders) 2024 Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Sheriff Appeal Court Rules 2021 Amendment) (United 2024/195 28/06 Laid only 20/09 20/09 03/09 EHRCJ 10/10 07/10 Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024) 2024 Waste (Materials 2024/191 Facilities) (Scotland) 27/06 Negative 19/09 19/09 03/09 NZET 09/10 07/10 Regulations 2024 Valuation (Proposals Procedure) (Scotland) 2024/186 27/06 Negative 19/09 19/09 03/09 LGHP 09/10 07/10 Amendment Regulations 2024 Valuation Timetable 2024/192 (Scotland) Amendment 27/06 Laid only 19/09 19/09 03/09 LGHP 09/10 09/10 Order 2024 Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance 2024/178 (Miscellaneous 20/06 Negative 12/09 12/09 03/09 EHRCJ 02/10 30/09 Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 Police Service of 2024/179 Scotland (Amendment) 20/06 Negative 12/09 12/09 03/09 CJ 02/10 30/09 Regulations 2024 Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (United Nations Attention 2024/174 Convention on the 17/06 Laid only 09/09 09/09 25/06 47 CJ 29/09 29/09 drawn Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024) 2024 Thursday 04 July 2024 Page 1 of 4 Thursday 04 July 2024 Scottish Statutory Instrument Tracker Report DPLR Lead Committee SSI Number SSI Title Date Procedure Parliamentary Additional Laid Action Information Report First Report 20 Day Committee Report 40 Day Meeting Due Meeting Name Due Recommendation Date Decision Number Date Date Date Date Date Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act Attention not 2024/170 C.16 2024 (Commencement) 17/06 Laid only 09/09 09/09 25/06 47 RAI 29/09 29/09 drawn (Scotland) Regulations 2024 Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Attention not 2024/168 (C. 15) Act 2024 14/06 Laid only 06/09 06/09 25/06 47 RAI 26/09 23/09 drawn (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2024 Environmental Protection (Single-use Draft Attention not 2024/Draft 10/06 02/09 02/09 18/06 45 NZET 22/09 22/09 Vapes) (Scotland) Affirmative drawn Regulations 2024 Tied Pubs (Miscellaneous Draft Attention not 2024/Draft 07/06 26/06 26/06 18/06 45 EFW 19/09 26/06 19/09 Approval Amendment) (Scotland) Affirmative drawn Regulations 2024 Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024 Attention not 2024/164 (C. 14) 07/06 Laid only 26/06 26/06 18/06 45 EHRCJ 19/09 16/09 (Commencement No. 1) drawn Regulations 2024 Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector Draft Attention not 2024/Draft companies to be audited 03/06 22/06 22/06 11/06 41 NZET 15/09 15/09 Affirmative drawn by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2024 Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Attention not 2024/159 Rules 1996 31/05 Laid only 19/06 19/06 11/06 41 CJ 12/09 09/09 drawn Amendment) (Mutual Legal Assistance) 2024 Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms Attention not 2024/157 and Sheriff Officers 31/05 Laid only 19/06 19/06 11/06 41 EHRCJ 12/09 09/09 drawn Rules) (Amendment) 2024 Food Additives and Novel Foods (Authorisations and Miscellaneous Amendments) and Attention not 2024/156 30/05 Negative 18/06 18/06 11/06 41 HSCS 11/09 18/06 09/09 No Recommendation Food Flavourings drawn (Removal of Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 Sheriff (Removal from Attention Breach of 28 day 2024/148 21/05 Negative 09/06 09/06 28/05 39 CJ 02/09 05/06 24/06 No Recommendation Office) Order 2024 drawn laying...
Last updated: 20 March 2024

Additional written evidence from COSLA

The whole charging model between Councils and Sheriff Officers assumes a level of income obtained by Sheriff Officers in laying both the debt packs and earnings arrestments - this reduces the need for Sheriff Officers to charge collection fees to local government for carrying out collection activities.
Last updated: 8 February 2024

Convener to SG_Social Security Amendment S Bill

(ii) Given extensive regulation will be required to fill in the details which are not on the face of the Bill, can the Scottish Government provide an outline or timetable setting out its plans for laying these regulations? (iii) When will the Scottish Government be in a position to provide outlines or drafts of any of the regulations which it plans to make ...
Last updated: 4 December 2023

SPSOLetter27November

Development of a child friendly complaints process is continuing, our piloting of the has given us very useful feedback which has supported the principles we will lay for 1 Parliamentary approval0F .
Last updated: 13 September 2023

Joseph Rowntree Foundation PreBudget Scrutiny 202425 briefing

The limits of devolved competence are significant but they are not total 2 https://www.gov.scot/publications/quarterly-housing-statistics-september-2023/ 2 and do not prevent the Scottish Government for laying the groundwork for what could be a transformational change.
Last updated: 14 February 2023

Chamber_Minutes_20210930

David McGill Clerk of the Parliament 30 September 2021 Appendix (Note: this Appendix does not form part of the Minutes) Subordinate Legislation Made Affirmative Instruments The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 30 September 2021 and is subject to the made affirmative procedure— Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/349) laid under paragraph 6(3) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 Affirmative Instruments The following instruments were laid before the Parliament on 30 September 2021 and are subject to the affirmative procedure— Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 [draft] laid under section 210(2) and (6) of the Equality Act 2010 Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2021 [draft] laid under section 210(2) and (6) of the Equality Act 2010 Other Documents The following documents were laid before the Parliament on 30 September 2021 and are not subject to parliamentary procedure— The Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009 Annual Report on Local Authorities’ Functions: 2020-2021 SG/2021/250 laid under Section 12(1)(c) of the Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009 Scottish Government: Fiscal Framework Outturn Report - September 2021 SG/2021/223 laid at the request of a member of the Scottish Government and not under any laying...
Last updated: 10 January 2023

Chamber_Minutes_20230110

David McGill Clerk of the Parliament 10 January 2023 Appendix (Note: this Appendix does not form part of the Minutes) Committee Reports The following report was published on 4 January 2023— Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, 1st Report, 2023 (Session 6): Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 (SP Paper 290) The following reports were published on 10 January 2023— Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, 2nd Report, 2023 (Session 6): Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 (SP Paper 291) Criminal Justice Committee, 1st Report, 2023 (Session 6): Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (SP Paper 292) Other Documents The following documents were laid before the Parliament on 10 January 2023 and are not subject to parliamentary procedure— Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 – Interim Reporting Requirement (SG/2023/8) laid under Section 14 of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan (SG/2023/013) laid at the request of a member of the Scottish Government and not under any laying...

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