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SPICe briefings
Date published:
11 March 2020
Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill - The Bill - important dates and documents
The Bill - important dates and documents
The Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 2 December 2019 by Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Justice.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 March 2020
Benefit Take-up - Take-up campaigns
Several submissions highlighted a need to accurately target those likely to qualify for a benefit, using a person-centred, holistic approach and using up to date data.3Chartered Institute of Housing, CPAG, Citizens Advice Scotland, Edinburgh City Council, Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights. (2019).
Committee reports
Date published:
5 February 2020
Stage 1 Report on the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill - The Bill - general principles
The Bill - general principles
In a letter to the Committee, dated 11 December 2019, Ms Lennon stated that "The principle behind the Bill is that access to free period products to all who need them should be a right".
Committee reports
Date published:
17 January 2020
Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
The Committee determined that it did not need to draw the attention of the Parliament to the delegated powers in the following provisions:
Section 2(3)(f) (inserted section 213(7) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 ("2004 Act")) – specification of overseas different sex relationships for the purposes of recognition in Scotland
Section 2(4)(b) (inserted section 215(3B) of the 2004 Act) – recognition of overseas mixed sex relationships: date...
Committee reports
Date published:
26 November 2019
Work of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee in 2018-19 - How many instruments were considered this year?
At its meeting on 11 December 2018, the Minister told the Committee that, to date, domestic SSIs had not been held back as a consequence of Brexit legislation.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 April 2019
Inheritance law in Scotland - Reform efforts so far - an overview
Reform efforts so far - an overview
The most recent project to reform Scottish inheritance law spans over ten years and, to date, two parliamentary sessions of the Scottish Parliament.
Committee reports
Date published:
8 April 2019
Report on Police Scotland’s proposal to introduce the use of digital device triage systems (cyber kiosks) - Use of similar devices
If it is not lawful in the first place, a legislative solution needs to be found to bring the statutory powers up to date.4Justice Sub-Committee. (2018, September 13).
Committee reports
Date published:
1 February 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill - Engagement strategy
We have to continually drip-feed that information as part of our communications message".Health and Sport Committee, Official Report, 20 November 2018, Col 14
Dr McKellar echoed this point with a requirement for the process of consent to be “continual"Health and Sport Committee, Official Report, 27 November 2018, Col 13 and for people to be reminded of their choice but also reminded of their right to withdraw consent at a later date...
Committee reports
Date published:
21 September 2018
Legislative Consent Memorandum- Ivory Bill - Background
The next amending stage is the House of Lords Third reading/Report stage and the date for this is not yet fixed.
The purpose of the Ivory Bill as set out in the Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) is as follows-
To prohibit commercial activities concerning ivory in the UK and the import and re-export of ivory for commercial purposes to and from the UK, inc...
Committee reports
Date published:
17 April 2018
Social Security (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 - New section 48C(2)(g) and (5) – Information-sharing
The Committee wrote to the Scottish Government asking whether it would be more appropriate that the power in section 48C(2)(g) is subject to the affirmative procedure rather than the negative procedure.
In its written response dated 9 April 2018, the Scottish Government indicated that it was content to lodge an amendment at Stage 3 that will make regulation...
