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News Published: 31 October 2024

Views sought on Bill which would give people with drug and alcohol addiction the right to receive treatment in law

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SPICe briefings Date published: 6 September 2024

Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets)(Scotland) Bill - Section 2: Replacement of annual and interim targets with budget targets

Section 2A of the existing legislation states that regulations (secondary legislation): may not substitute a lower percentage figure for an interim target if that figure is (a) ‘inconsistent with the most up-to-date advice the Scottish Ministers have received from the relevant body, (b) not, in that advice, stated to be appropriate on the basis of either sc...

Committee reports Date published: 4 September 2024

Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 3 September 2024

The Scottish Government advised that it will bring forward an amending instrument to address this issue at the next suitable opportunity, and in any event, well in advance of 31 March 2026, which is the intended cut-off date for making a proposal in relation to an error in an entry in the valuation roll currently in force.

Committee reports Date published: 2 July 2024

Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Procedures for misconduct: former constables

The Bill also includes a power to set a period of time from the date at which the person ceased to be a constable, after which no steps or only certain steps in the procedures can be applied, unless additional criteria are met.

Committee reports Date published: 18 June 2024

Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 18 June 2024 - No points raised

The BRIA states that the UK Government and devolved governments have agreed to a common commencement date of April 2025 and that in the event of there being any misalignment in the introduction of legislation, the four UK nations have agreed to work together through the Resources and Waste Common Framework process to minimize or mitigate any impact on the U...

News Published: 9 May 2024

Parliament to appoint new Chair of Scottish Human Rights Commission

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Committee reports Date published: 29 April 2024

Stage 1 report on the Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill - Transparency around changes to devolved taxes

Revenue Scotland also argued in favour of a regular, periodic, although not necessarily annual, Finance Bill, to keep legislation up to date from both a technical and substance perspective— “without a regular vehicle for doing that, we run the risk of our tax legislation falling behind or our ability to ensure proper compliance and fairness across the syste...

SPICe briefings Date published: 18 April 2024

Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Stage 1 Debate

Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP stated that the Bill's focus on a child's age at the time they are dealt with by the system, rather than their age at the time of an incident failed to take account on UNCRC stipulation that the date of the incident should be the focus.

Committee reports Date published: 31 January 2024

Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 - Overall budget proposal

The panel explained in evidence to the Committee that this process is ongoing. To date, the work has involved responding to demands for greater flexibility in the use of spaces, through the provision of touchdown and bookable desk spaces and collaboration areas, more hybrid working arrangements, and quiet working spaces.

News Published: 12 January 2024

Holyrood Committee launches call for views on Scotland’s Commissioners