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Committee reports
Date published:
23 September 2025
Stage 1 report: Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Right to recovery
Right to recovery
The Bill seeks to give people diagnosed as having a drug or alcohol addiction, by a relevant professional, a right to receive a treatment determination and be provided with tre...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 February 2025
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Prevention/ holistic approach
The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland believed that there is a need to:
[...] tackle the drivers of addiction, and the significant barriers people with addiction face in relation to accessing treatment and support.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 February 2025
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Family and carer involvement
The Bill overlooks any rights that a family member may need to be entitled to, specifically around information sharing and access.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 February 2025
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Human rights approach
Falkirlk ADP said that "by framing addiction recovery as a legal right, the Bill aligns with a human rights-based approach, reducing stigma and emphasising that addiction is a health issue, not a moral failing".
Committee reports
Date published:
1 November 2024
Delegated powers in the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1
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Delegated powers in the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1
A report by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee of its consideration of the delegated powers in the Delegated powers in the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 February 2025
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Right to recovery
Right to recovery
The Bill would seek to give people diagnosed as having a drug or alcohol addiction, by a relevant professional, a right to receive a treatment determination and be provided wit...
Committee reports
Date published:
12 June 2025
Annual Report of the Finance and Public Administration Committee 2024-25 - Scrutiny of Financial Memorandums
In addition, the Committee took oral evidence on four FMs to inform letters to the relevant lead Committees:
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
The Committee explored amongst other issues the potential for cost increases due to unknown unmet need for addiction recovery.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 September 2025
Stage 1 report: Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Interaction with the existing legal framework
Interaction with the existing legal framework
As a rationale for creating a statutory right to treatment under the Bill, the Policy Memorandum states:
There is currently no specific statutory right to treatment for addiction.
Committees
Meeting date:
4 February 2025
4th Meeting, 2025
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (in private), Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (in private).
Committee reports
Date published:
1 November 2024
Delegated powers in the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 - Introduction
Introduction
At its meetings on 24 SeptemberiDaniel Johnson MSP and Tim Eagle MSP submitted apologies for this meeting and 29 October 2024iiRona MacKay MSP substituted for Bill Kidd MSP at this meeting, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee ("the Committee") considered the delegated powers contained in the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill ("the Bill") at Stage 1.
