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Date published:
17 November 2017
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Regulations made by UK Ministers acting alone and laid in the UK Parliament
Professor Page suggested that the section 57 process had not always provided an effective means of holding the Scottish Ministers to account:
“…the Scottish ministers have not necessarily been accountable for the transposition of EU legislation.
Last updated:
14 December 2022
ScrutinyoftheNationalCareServiceBill
The Everyone Home Collective was not convinced that centralised accountability would lead to improvement. The Alliance agreed that ministerial accountability is a good concept, but noted that there also needs to be a system that ensures that party-political change does not affect people’s access to accountability structures.
Last updated:
9 December 2019
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Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill [AS AMENDED AT STAGE 3] CONTENTS Section Fuel poverty targets 1 The 2040 targets 1A The interim targets 2 Meaning of fuel poverty 2A Meaning of extreme fuel poverty 2B Meaning of fuel poverty gap Fuel poverty strategy 3 Preparation of strategy 4 Consultation on strategy 5 Publication and laying of strategy Reporting on fuel poverty 6 Preparation of periodic reports 7 Consultation on periodic reports 8 Publication and laying of periodic reports 9 Report on the 2040 target 9ZA Report on the 2040 target in relation to each local authority area Independent advisory panel 9A Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel 9B Funding of the Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel General 10 Power to modify section 2 11 Regulation-making powers 12 Consequential modifications 12A Interpretation 13 Commencement 14 Short title SP Bill 37B Session 5 (2019) Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill 1 Amendments to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the right margin.
Last updated:
6 August 2019
Delegated Powers Memorandum Referendums (Scotland) Bill
Choice of procedure ault laying requirement applies (as provided for by section 30 24.
Last updated:
4 June 2025
SPBill45AS062025
The Housing Revenue Account 51C Transfer of funds into the Housing Revenue Account (1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 is modified as follows. (2) In schedule 15 (the housing revenue account), in paragraph 2(1)(h), for “except” substitute 10 “including”. 1 51D Transfer of funds into the Housing Revenue Account (1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 is modified as follows. (2) In schedule 15 (the housing revenue account), in paragraph 2(5) the words “, with the consent of the Secretary of State,” are repealed. 15 Review of classification of properties 51E Review of classification of properties (1) The Scottish Ministers must, within 2 years of Royal Assent, review the assessment and classification of properties which could be used as housing, for the purpose of liability for non-domestic rates. 20 (2) The review under subsection (1) must include— (a) the accuracy of assessments, (b) the process of assessments, (c) communication in relation to assessments, (d) the impact on the understanding of housing stock, 25 (e) the impact on decision making in relation to housing policy, (f) any other issues that the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate. (3) As soon as practicable after concluding the review under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must— (a) publish, and 30 (b) lay before the Scottish Parliament, a report on that review. (4) The report under subsection (3) must include a statement of the action, if any, the Scottish Ministers intend to take as a result of the review. 82 Housing (Scotland) Bill Part 6A—Impact Assessment Housing emergency 51F Housing emergency (1) The Scottish Ministers must, by regulations, define the conditions which would constitute— 5 (a) a housing emergency, (b) evidence of exit from a housing emergency. (2) Regulations under subsection (1) must be laid within the period of six months beginning with the day after Royal Assent. (3) If the conditions set out in regulations under subsection (1)(a) are met, the Scottish 10 Ministers must declare a housing emergency. 1 (4) Should a housing emergency be declared under subsection (3), the Scottish Ministers must publish a strategy on the actions they will take to end the housing emergency. (5) The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, set out the actions that may be listed in a strategy published under subsection (4). 15 (6) In respect of each reporting period, the Scottish Ministers must publish and lay a report before the Scottish Parliament setting out the progress of the strategy published under subsection (4) to end the housing emergency. (7) In this section, “reporting period” means the period of six months beginning with the day on which a strategy under subsection (4) is published, and thereafter, every six 20 months until the housing emergency has ended.
Last updated:
4 June 2024
SPBill49PMS062024accessible
Accountability, reporting and Ministerial powers 80.
Last updated:
24 February 2026
SPBill65ADPMS062026accessible
As is usual for commencement regulations, the default laying requirement applies (as provided for by section 30(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010).
Last updated:
20 February 2026
SPBill65ADPMS062026
As is usual for commencement regulations, the default laying requirement applies (as provided for by section 30(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010).
Last updated:
6 January 2026
Written submission from the Law Society of Scotland dated 23 December 2025
Alongside this, it may also be prudent to consider what other triggers might encourage (or require) Ministers to lay a report outside of the 2 year reporting 4 period required under the section 7A(3) of the 2002 Act .
Last updated:
20 November 2025
SPCB 2025 Paper 55
A contingency of around £170 is requested to account for any variations in cost, and if and when appropriate, hotel breakfast and modest evening meals. 9.
