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SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2025
Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill - Key issues from approaches in other countries
In line with the Nordic Model, the Bill seeks to protect people in prostitution from being criminalised by repealing the current offence of soliciting set out in section 46 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 June 2024
The Housing (Scotland) Bill - Information about private rented homes
(Scotland) Act 2004 and associated regulations.There is a searchable database of all private landlords online which contains limited information.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 December 2023
Delegated powers in the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 - Delegated powers
Delegated powers
The Bill contains 19 delegated powers in total.
Committee reports
Date published:
14 October 2020
Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Report - Sections 5 to 8: Defences
The test to be applied is now reasonableness of the belief that publication of the statement complained of was in the public interest, rather than the responsibility of the journalism behind the statement.
Similarly, section 7 of the Bill replaces the common law defence of fair comment with a statutory equivalent, known as honest opinion.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 September 2020
Stage 1 report on the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill - Additional principles - high level of environmental protection
A number of written submissions suggested this should also be reflected on the face of the Bill.
Support for its inclusion in the Bill was also raised during oral evidence sessions.
Committee reports
Date published:
29 October 2019
Legislative Consent Memorandum: Domestic Abuse Bill - Overview of Bill
The Bill is in five parts:
Part 1 makes provision in relation to domestic abuse in England and Wales.
Committee reports
Date published:
31 May 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Scotland) Bill - Other views on costs
Other views on costs
Other organisations who gave evidence considered whether the Bill represented value for money. Dr Ruth Jepson said the up-front costs were high, but the Bill represented good value given the gains as a result of that investment over 20 or 30 years in terms of a reduction in mortality and the num...
Committee reports
Date published:
23 May 2018
Annual report 2017-18 - Draft Budget 2018-19
r=11337&mode=pdf</a> as part of the Stage 1 debate on the Budget (Scotland ) Bill.
The Committee then considered the Bill at Stage 2 on 7 February 2018.
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 November 2019
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee 21 November 2019
Part of our role is to make more visible the excellence that is happening right across Scotland and not just in our cities.
Official Report
Meeting date:
10 January 2023
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 10 January 2023
Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 The third item on our agenda is to take evidence on the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland’s annual report for 2021-22.
