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Committee reports
Date published:
27 January 2026
Stage 1 report: Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill - Advertising
Advertising
The Committee heard concerns from both written and oral evidence that advertisement of non-surgical procedures were at times found to trivialise the risks of procedures, pressure people into getting procedures by exploiting insecurity around body image and offering time limited deals or discounts.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 January 2026
Legislative Consent Memorandums on the UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - Overview of Bill and the consent issues the Scottish Parliament is being asked to consider
In some cases, the UK Ministers must first consult devolved administrations but need not get their consent to the use of the power.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2025
Report on the Cost-effectiveness of Scottish Public Inquiries - Terms of Reference and a clear purpose
In terms of drafting ToRs, it was identified that ToRs vary greatly in length and detail and were thought to be getting longer, to which the Faculty of Advocates noted longer ToRs “probably reflects greater specification of the work to be undertaken”3Faculty of Advocates. (2025).
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2025
Report on the Cost-effectiveness of Scottish Public Inquiries - Costs of a public inquiry
The unintended consequence of this is that individuals and legal firms, paid on the basis of their time involved in an inquiry, have no incentive to be as efficient as possible and indeed will get rewarded from the public purse by maximising their time involved.4Roger Mullin. (2025).
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2025
Stage 1 report on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill - The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
It provides for better decision-making by ensuring that public bodies:
take account of the long term
help to prevent problems occurring or getting worse
take an integrated approach
take a collaborative approach, and
consider and involve people of all ages and diversity.
News
Published:
21 November 2025
Victims of the infected blood disaster to feature in new Scottish Parliament exhibit
But not only that, it highlights their enduring campaign over several decades to get to the heart of the truth and seek justice.
Committee reports
Date published:
2 October 2025
Strengthening committees' effectiveness - How can committees evaluate their performance
We’re not doing that”; and strangely enough, two or three years down the line, it will get carried out. A new minister comes in, dusts off the report, and the executive says, “That’s quite good.”
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 September 2025
Men's mental health in Scotland - Risk Factors
Out of sight, out of mind: Why less well-off, middle-aged men don’t get the support they need. Retrieved from https://media.samaritans.org/documents/Samaritans_-_out_of_sight_out_of_mind_2020.pdf .
Committee reports
Date published:
30 April 2025
Stage 1 report: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill - Views on whether the Bill sufficiently protects vulnerable groups
Lyn Pornaro from Disability Equality Scotland described the nature of these structural inequalities:
Some disabled people have a fight on their hands from the moment that they are born. They have to fight to get the support that they need, to be heard, to be listened to, to be valued and, sometimes, to be educated.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 March 2025
Inquiry into Framework Legislation and Henry VIII powers - The Parliament (or DPLR Committee) articulating its expectations in guidance for government and drafters
Dr Andrew Tickell felt that even if guidance existed “the Government will do what it feels politically able to get away with”.vDelegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.
