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The Committee also had lead responsibility for scrutinising the following Member's Bills:
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) BillRight to AddictionRecovery (Scotland) Bill
Given the particularly sensitive subject matter, scrutiny of all three of these Bills also took up significant Committee capacity during the latter half of the session.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 September 2025
Some witnesses cautioned that the Bill’s abstinence-focused approach could inadvertently reinforce stigma against those requiring multiple recovery attempts.
UK Subordinate legislation, UK Subordinate legislation, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (In Private), Right to AddictionRecovery (Scotland) Bill (In Private).
Membership changes
The following changes to Committee membership occurred during the course of the Committee's scrutiny of the delegated powers in the Right to AddictionRecovery (Scotland) Bill...
Also during 2024, the Committee undertook formal and informal engagement as part of its scrutiny of the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill.
In 2025, during its Stage 1 scrutiny of the Right to AddictionRecovery (Scotland) Bill, the Committee undertook informal engagement with people with lived experience of recovery from alcohol and/or drug addiction.
Right to AddictionRecovery (Scotland) Bill
SP Bill number48Type of BillMLength of Bill (no. of pages in the Bill excluding contents pages and back sheets)6Date introduced14 May 24Preliminary discussions in committeeHSCS 29 Oct 24HSCS 10 Dec 24HSCS 21 Jan 25HSCS 4 Feb 25Lead committee appointedHSCS 21 May 25Stage 1 discussions in lead committeeHSCS 18 Mar 25HSCS 25 Mar 25Stage 1 discussions in other committeesDPLR 24 Sep 24DLPR 29 Oct 24FPA 11 Mar 25Stage 1 report ref.SP 673Stage 1 plenary debatePreliminary discussions in committee prior to Stage 2Stage 2 committee discussionsAfter stage 2 discussionsStage 2 report ref.Discussions in committee prior to Stage 3Stage 3 plenary debate/sDate passed / fell / withdrawnLength of Bill as passedLength of passage in calendar daysDate of Royal AssentAct Number
Committee reports
Date published:
23 September 2025
On 18 February 2025, members of the Committee undertook informal engagement with people with lived experience of recovery from alcohol and/or drug addiction.