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Official Report Meeting date: 10 January 2017

Meeting of the Parliament 10 January 2017

A delayed discharge is identified as a hospital in-patient who has been judged to be clinically ready to leave hospital and continues to occupy a bed beyond the ready-for-discharge date. Those patients may be ready to return home or to be transferred to a care home.

Official Report Meeting date: 14 September 2016

Meeting of the Parliament 14 September 2016

It is important to assess the numbers and to keep the assessment up to date. I will get SNH to write to the member on the technical issues that he raised.

Committees Last updated: 26 November 2025

ADHD and autism pathways and support

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Committee reports Date published: 3 November 2025

Report on the Early Release of Prisoners (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] - The Early Release of Prisoners (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft]

Eligibility for release will be limited to those who are sentenced to less than four years in prison custody, who are due to be released within 180 days of certain dates between November 2025 and April 2026, and who are not automatically excluded by the provisions listed below, or by the Governor veto process.

Committee reports Date published: 30 October 2025

Delegated Powers in the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 - Review of relevant powers

This will allow advance notice of a precise date to be communicated. It is standard to take a power at the end of a Bill to commence those sections of the Bill where provision has not been made in the Bill for commencement.

Committees Last updated: 5 September 2025

Pre-Budget scrutiny 2025-26

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Committees Last updated: 12 August 2025

Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Inquiry: Part 2

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SPICe briefings Date published: 7 July 2025

Child abduction - Countries where the Hague Convention is in force

Note that some other internet and AI-generated sources may not be up to date. For example, countries that have not signed up to the Convention include Afghanistan, China (except Hong Kong and Macao, also spelled 'Macau'), Bangladesh, India, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Nigeria, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Nepal and Ethiopia.

News Published: 28 May 2025

Should schools record and report on the use of restraint and seclusion?

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Committees Last updated: 2 April 2025

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26