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Committee reports Date published: 24 September 2025

Report on the Climate Change (Local Development Plan) (Repeals) (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft] - Introduction

Section 73(1) of the 1997 Act requires Scottish Ministers to lay an annual report before the Parliament on the operation of Section 72.
Committee reports Date published: 4 July 2025

Subordinate legislation considered by the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee on 12 and 26 June 2025 - About the Order

Scottish Ministers are then required “as soon as practicable” after the submission of the report to lay before the Parliament a copy of the report and a draft of an Order in Council for giving effect to the recommendations contained in the report.
SPICe briefings Date published: 14 August 2024

Education (Scotland) Bill - Post-school education reform

This focuses on simplifying the funding landscape and laying the groundwork for future plans.
Committee reports Date published: 1 May 2024

Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 30 April 2024 - No points raised

No points raised Economy and Fair Work Committee Tied Pubs (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/113 (C.10)) Education, Children and Young People Committee Scottish Public Services Ombudsman: Child-friendly Complaint Handling Statement of Principles (SPSO/2024/01) Section 16A(7) of the enabling Act, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, requires the Ombudsman to consult the Scottish Ministers before laying...
Committee reports Date published: 18 March 2024

Delegated powers in the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill at Stage 1 - Overview of the Bill

Part 2 extends disqualification criteria for MSPs and councillors and provides that disqualification from membership of the House of Commons will no longer automatically mean that a person is also disqualified from being an MSP. Part 3 lays down rules about campaign finance and expenditure at devolved Scottish elections.
Committee reports Date published: 30 January 2024

Instruments considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee during the second quarter of the Parliamentary Year 2023-24 - Instruments referred to Lead Committees

The Economy and Fair Work Committee received 2 instruments, one of which was drawn to the attention of the Parliament on ground (j) failure to comply with laying requirements. The Education, Children and Young People Committee received 2 instruments, which were not drawn to the attention of the Parliament.
Committee reports Date published: 21 December 2022

Report on the Revised Draft National Planning Framework 4 - The National Planning Framework

A draft cannot be laid for approval unless the Scottish Government has: Consulted in accordance with their participation statement; Laid a copy of a draft of the revised framework in the Scottish Parliament for consultation; Had regard to representations made to them on the copy of the draft within 120 days of laying this in the Scottish Parliament; and Lai...
SPICe briefings Date published: 8 September 2022

Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill - The structure of the Register of Statutory Pledges

Where changes are made to the statutory pledges record, relevant information would be moved to the archive record so that alterations are documented. Section 81 of the Bill lays out the information which must be contained in a statutory pledges record, including: the provider's name and address (and date of birth where they are an individual) the secured cr...
SPICe briefings Date published: 27 October 2021

Fisheries governance after Brexit - 2. International fisheries law and policy

The main treaties in this respect are the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement, both of which lay down general obligations on states to conserve and manage fish stocks through international cooperation.
SPICe briefings Date published: 13 August 2021

Frequently asked questions: session 6 new constitutional arrangements - How were deficiencies corrected?

In some cases where the UK Government and the Scottish Government wish to pursue the same policy objective, the Scottish Government can ask the UK Government to lay statutory instruments that include provisions relating to devolved areas of responsibility.

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