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Official Report Meeting date: 5 March 2025

Economy and Fair Work Committee 05 March 2025

On the slightly later commencement date, at the end of June, of the provisions regarding market-rent-only leases and rent assessment and review, the issue of implementation has been raised with me as a clear concern.
Last updated: 24 January 2020

Scottish Elections Reform Bill as introduced

ART 1 P GENERAL REFORMS Term lengths 10 1 Dates of general elections to the Scottish Parliament (1) In the Scotland Act 1998— (a) in section 2 (ordinary general elections)— (i) subsection (1) is repealed, (ii) in subsection (2), for the words from the beginning to “fourth” substitute 15 “The day on which the poll at an ordinary general election for membership of the Parliament is to be held is the first Thursday in May in the fifth”, (b) in the table in paragraph 1(2) of schedule 7 (procedure for subordinate legislation), the entry relating to section 2(1) is repealed. (2) Section 1 of the Scottish Elections (Dates) Act 2016 (date of general election for 20 Scottish Parliament) is repealed. 2 Dates of Scottish local government elections (1) In section 5 of the Local Government etc.
Last updated: 24 March 2026

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(c) after paragraph (b), insert— 5 “(ba) the date of birth of the tenant or owner-occupier crofter of each croft,”.
Official Report Meeting date: 3 June 2025

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 03 June 2025

Taking the 25,000 target, however, since the recession we gradually built back up. Unfortunately, Covid hit, and numbers fell again.
Official Report Meeting date: 14 December 2021

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 14 December 2021

I will bring in Kirstie Campbell to give you the most up-to-date picture of delivery across the country.
Committee reports Date published: 25 March 2026

Instruments considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee during the fourth quarter of the Parliamentary Year 2025-26 - Annexe C– Historic Commitments

It is anticipated the Order will go to the Privy Council early after the summer recess. Commitments from 2025 Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/152)(42nd Report of 2025.
Committee reports Date published: 23 March 2026

Legacy Report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, Session 6 - Human Rights bill

A Human Rights bill was part of the 2023-24 Programme for Government and was set to be introduced before summer recess 2024. The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP explained in a letter to the Committee in September 2024 that the Scottish Government was still committed to taking forward the Human Rights Bill, but not until the...
SPICe briefings Date published: 4 November 2025

Lived experience in the Scottish Parliament: three case studies - Negotiating the specifics

It meets weekly when Parliament is sitting (there are recesses when the Parliament does not sit in February, July, August, October and December), and it is challenging for committees to meet outwith set meeting times, both because of restrictions of when committees can meet related to Chamber business, and because MSPs own need to balance committee work wit...
SPICe briefings Date published: 12 March 2025

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill - Parliamentary-sanction ground

Rule 2.1.3 states: A sitting day is any day when the office of the Clerk is open but not when the Parliament is in recess or dissolved. The Parliament shall decide, on a motion of the Parliamentary Bureau, the days on which the office of the Clerk is to be open.
Committee reports Date published: 25 October 2024

Report on Environmental Standards Scotland's Investigation into Climate Change Delivery - Introduction

Under the Continuity Act, when an improvement plan is laid the Scottish Parliament then has 40 days (not including any period of recess or dissolution of more than 4 days) to resolve if it should be approved.

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