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Committee reports Date published: 10 June 2024

The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service - Delivery of the contract

When asked by the Committee where ultimate responsibility lay for human rights obligations, the Scottish Government’s Director-General Education and Justice confirmed that “ultimate responsibility for our prisons rests with the Scottish Ministers".3Scottish Parliament. (2024, May 2).
Committee reports Date published: 14 November 2022

Work of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 2021-22 - Withdrawal of instruments

The Committee encourages the Scottish Government to lay instruments of such a standard that they do not require to be withdrawn.
Committee reports Date published: 11 November 2022

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report on Environmental Standards Scotland's draft Strategic Plan - Parliamentary Scrutiny of Strategic Plan

ESS also provided an accompanying statement which is available in Annexe A and a letter from the Chair of ESS to the Convener regarding the laying of the Plan, which is in Annexe B.
Committee reports Date published: 7 July 2022

Instruments considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee during the third quarter of the Parliamentary Year 2021-22 - Summary

This quarter saw a higher number of instruments being reported under reporting ground (j) (breaching of laying requirements). There were 7 compared with 5 in the previous quarter.
Committee reports Date published: 8 October 2019

Transport (Scotland) Bill: as amended at Stage 2 (supplementary report) - Introduction

The Committee also wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Michael Matheson MSP, to ask whether the Scottish Government intended to lay amendments in line with the Committee's recommendations (Annex A).
Committee reports Date published: 25 March 2019
Committee reports Date published: 20 March 2019

Subordinate legislation considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 19 March 2019 - Sea Fish Licensing (Foreign Vessels) (EU Exit) (Scotland) Order 2019 (SSI 2019/87) (Rural Economy and Connectivity)

This does not respect the requirement that at least 28 days should elapse between the laying of an instrument which is subject to the negative procedure and the coming into force of that instrument.
Last updated: 5 December 2025

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Other Documents The following documents were laid before the Parliament on 5 December 2025 and are not subject to parliamentary procedure— Caledonian Sleeper Limited Annual Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2025 (SG/2025/281) laid under The Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 ScotRail Trains Limited Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 (SG/2025/280) laid under The Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 Scottish Rail Holdings Limited Annual Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2025 (SG/2025/279) laid under The Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 Scrutiny report on draft Regulations: the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 SCoSS/2025/15 laid under sections 22 and 97 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 The Report of the Independent Reviewer - Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 - Annual Report and Recommendations 2024-2025 (SG/2025/273) laid under section 21(2) of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 Monday 8 December 2025 33 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Contact Information | Fios Conaltraidh Contacts for Further Information All telephone numbers 0131 348 XXXX Web site: https://www.parliament.scot General Enquiries 5000 Chamber Desk (Motions and Questions) 5199 Parliamentary Business Team (Chamber, Parliamentary Bureau) 5180 Legislation Team 5277 Non-Government Bills Unit (NGBU) 6124 Committee web sites at: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees MSP Details at: https://www.parliament.scot/msps/current-and-previous-msps © Parliamentary copyright.
Last updated: 4 June 2025

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The Bill will improve transparency, accountability and scrutiny in Scotland by amending the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“FOI Act”).
Last updated: 14 December 2023

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All current proposals (together with associated documents) are available on the Scottish Parliament website at Proposals for Members’ Bills/Session 6 Proposals: Proposals for Bills – Scottish Parliament | Scottish Parliament Website Final Proposal for a Member’s Bill Katy Clark: Proposed Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill—Proposal for a Bill to reform Freedom of Information legislation in Scotland including to: - extend coverage to all bodies delivering public services and services of a public nature; - increase accountability...

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