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Committee reports
Date published:
20 March 2026
Scottish Broadcasting - Partnerships
His concern was that “BBC Scotland is in many ways too insular” and “does not have enough relationships and activities with other stakeholders in the media ecosystem”.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 March 2026
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Proceedings - Provision of Assistance
Prohibiting the coordinating doctor from touching, activating, positioning, or physically manipulating the substance or device at the point of ingestion or use (amendment 217).
Committee reports
Date published:
4 March 2026
The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Amendment Order 2026 [draft]
The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Amendment Order 2026 [draft]
This instrument amends the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Order 2006 (“the Order”), which regulates skin piercing and tattooing by giving local authorities in Scotland powers to license and inspect businesses carrying out these activities. It provides for consistent controls over businesses in order to manage and reduce the risks faced by potential clients, in relation to health and specifically the transmission of bloodborne viruses.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 February 2026
Cairngorm funicular railway - Prevention of future structural failures and operational reliability
The above costs were subject to, as previously confirmed by the Scottish Government, that £8.5m proceeds from the sale of an HIE asset would be made available to support Cairngorm activity in addition to normal business as usual capital spend of £300,000 per annum.
Last updated:
27 January 2026
Protests and demonstrations at the Parliament: Protest Policy
We ask you to respect the following requirements when using the Parliament’s grounds to protest:
at all times, please take care of your safety and that of fellow protesters and other users of the Parliament building and land
your protest cannot continue for an unreasonable period of time as by doing so you could negatively impact the rights of others to protest and to use the parliamentary estate for other activities...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 January 2026
SPICe Bill Summaries - Session 6 - July 2024 to June 2025 - Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill
Provisions of the Bill
The Bill contained provisions relating to four broad areas of devolved electoral law:
Who can stand for election
Campaign finance
Running elections
Election governance
Specific provisions included:
the extension of candidacy rights at Scottish Parliament and local government elections in Scotland to foreign nationals with limited leave to remain
extending the Elections Act 2022 disqualification order to bar individuals who have received such an order from being able to stand for election in Scotland
creating a new Scottish disqualification order which can apply to individuals found guilty of intimidating electoral workers
changes to the definition of notional expenditure at devolved Scottish elections, bringing the definition in line with that provided for in the Elections Act 2022
reducing the amount campaigners who do not have to register with the Electoral Commission can spend at Scottish Parliament elections to £700, in line with the Elections Act 2022
changing the rules on third party campaigners at Scottish Parliament elections by requiring the Electoral Commission to provide a code of practice on such campaigning, and by allowing Scottish Ministers to change the categories of third party campaigners by secondary legislation
measures to allow for re-scheduling of Scottish elections in emergency situations
allowing the Electoral Management Board for Scotland, Electoral Registration Officers and Scottish Ministers, as well as local authorities, to be able to propose electoral pilots
giving Scottish Ministers a power to allow funding for increased democratic engagement
changing the law on digital imprints on material relating to Scottish elections
changing the Boundaries Scotland review deadline to match five year local government election cycles
creating a deputy convener post within the Electoral Management Board for Scotland
changing the legal status of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland
parliamentary scrutiny of the Electoral Commission's activities...
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2025
Report on the Cost-effectiveness of Scottish Public Inquiries - Purpose and suitability of inquiries
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The Faculty of Advocates also divided inquiries “into those which relate to a specific incident or incidents (such as the Piper Alpha explosion, the shootings in Dunblane and the activities of Professor El Jamel) and those which relate to how a negative or harmful state of affairs arose and/or was handled by...
Committee reports
Date published:
3 October 2025
Stage 1 Report on the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill - Resourcing
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Neil McInroy (Economic Development Association Scotland) told the Committee that the Bill will require these bodies to pivot their activities and resources towards CWB, both at local and regional levels.3The Official Report. (2025, June 4).
Last updated:
18 September 2025
SPICe research framework agreements
Retention of data
The personal data will be held as long as each Framework Agreement remains active which is for a period of three years.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
18 September 2025
Ecocide (Scotland) Bill - Ecocide and the movement for an international crime
In 2016 UN Environment and INTERPOL published a joint report titled ‘A Convergence of Threats’ which set out that abuse of the environment is the fourth largest criminal activity in the world and is a growing threat to peace and security.
