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Committee reports
Date published:
14 November 2024
Housing (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Damages for unlawful eviction
Deborah Hay from Joseph Rowntree Foundation recommended there should be increased evidential requirements on landlords to prove a property is being sold, and penalties could include prohibition from re-letting property for an extended period.Meeting of the Parliament: LGHP/11/06/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website The Tenants Panel made a similar point about barring landlords from letting, and also suggested that the Code...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
8 October 2024
Children and the Scottish Criminal Justice System (October 2024) - Possible changes to the children's hearings system
Retrieved from https://thepromise.scot/resources/2023/hearings-for-children-the-redesign-report.pdf It contained several recommendations which would change some of the key elements of the system as outlined above, including:
there must be a review of the current functions of CHS and SCRA to ensure that the redesigned system operates effectively and efficiently for children and families and adequately supports and resources the discrete legal functions of the National Convener and Principal Reporter
children should be fully informed of their right to legal representation; and there should be a review of whether the current mechanisms for them to access legal aid and support are sufficient
there must be a review of the existing Code...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 June 2024
Children and the Scottish Criminal Justice System - Possible changes to the children's hearings system
Retrieved from https://thepromise.scot/resources/2023/hearings-for-children-the-redesign-report.pdf It contained several recommendations which would change some of the key elements of the system as outlined above, including:
there must be a review of the current functions of CHS and SCRA to ensure that the redesigned system operates effectively and efficiently for children and families and adequately supports and resources the discrete legal functions of the National Convener and Principal Reporter
children should be fully informed of their right to legal representation; and there should be a review of whether the current mechanisms for them to access legal aid and support are sufficient
there must be a review of the existing Code...
Committee reports
Date published:
28 February 2024
Stage 1 Report on the Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill - Overview of the Bill and general views
establishes new criminal offence for householders failing to meet their obligations around the disposal of waste as set out in the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
Section 11 - creates a new fixed penalty regime and civil penalty regime in relation to failure to comply with household waste requirements under section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
Section 12 - introduces new obligations for Scottish Ministers to prepare a statutory code...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 February 2024
Electoral reform in Scotland and the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill - Summary
The Bill makes provision relating to:
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...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 November 2023
Key Issues for Session 6 - 2023 Update - How has Scotland's labour market fared during the pandemic?
Regarding the distribution of earnings, Scotland's gender pay gap was 12.0% in 2022 (up from 11.1% in 2021 but below the UK-wide figure of 14.9%) and the disability pay gap was 16.2% in 2019 (the latest year for which reliable data is available, due to a coding error by the ONS). This gap has risen from 12.8% in 2014.
Committee reports
Date published:
2 November 2023
Delegated powers in the Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 - Delegated powers
At its meeting on 3 October, the Committee indicated that it was content with 12 of the delegated powers:
Section 8(2) inserting new section 78A into the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009: Restrictions on the disposal of unsold consumer goods;
Section 9(4) inserting new section 87A into the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009: Power to require imposition of charges for single-use items;
Section 10(3) inserting new section 34ZC(9) into the Environmental Protection Act 1990: Householder’s duty of care;
Section 11(2) inserting new section 46ZC into the Environmental Protection Act 1990: Household waste requirements;
Section 11(2) inserting new section 46ZD into the Environmental Protection Act 1990: Household waste requirements;
Section 12(2) inserting new section 44ZZA into the Environmental Protection Act 1990): Code...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 June 2023
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill - Summary and key Bill documents
It introduces four changes to the law:
it makes it an offence to use or buy a glue trap that could be used to catch an animal other than an invertebrate
it introduces a licensing scheme for the use of specific traps to catch wild birds and animals, which will require people to complete an approved training course
it introduces a licensing scheme for killing certain birds (initially, only red grouse), which will require the landowner to have a licence to allow the killing and taking of red grouse on their land, and introduces a code...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 June 2023
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill - Potential Government amendments on snaring at Stage 2
Its findings include:
Snaring legislation should be amended in order to require operators to update snaring records at least every 48 hours, introduce disqualification orders for snaring offences, and to introduce a statutory code of practice for snaring
The number of reported incidents of snaring-related offences during the review period (2017-2021) has re...
Petitions
Petition published:
18 August 2022
Stop motorhomes parking overnight out with formal campsites, caravan parks and Aires
PE1962 Stop motorhomes parking overnight out with formal campsites caravan parks and Aires.
motorhomes, caravans, campsites, overnight parking, Aires, tourists, roads, outdoor access code.
PE1962 Stop motorhomes parking overnight out with formal campsites caravan parks and Aires.
