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SPICe briefings Date published: 4 November 2025

The Role of Lived Experience in the Scottish Parliament - Lived experience to improve scrutiny

There were a range of instances across the interviews when committee members recalled specific interactions and the ways that these had shaped, or reshaped, their conceptualisation of an issue. For example, as set out in the Right to (Addiction) Recovery Bill case study, one Committee member described how they had adapted their line of questions after the engagement session with people with lived experience of alcohol/drug addiction.

Committee reports Date published: 29 January 2025

Instruments considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee during the second quarter of the Parliamentary Year 2024-25

The report was published on 17 January 2025) Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill Education (Scotland) Bill Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill(the bill was considered on 26 November in the quarter, and 17 December).

SPICe briefings Date published: 4 November 2025

Lived experience in the Scottish Parliament: three case studies

This case study offers ways of thinking about different types of approaches, encouraging clerking teams and committees to think about what specific set of insights and contributions will support the work they are doing. Case study: Right to (Addiction) Recovery (Scotland) Bill The Right to (Addiction) Recovery (Scotland) Bill was a Member's Bill introduced by Douglas Ross MSP in May 2024.

Last updated: 14 May 2024

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SP Bill 48–LC Session 6 (2024) This document relates to the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 48) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 14 May 2024 Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill Statements on Legislative Competence  Parliamentary copyright.

Committee reports Date published: 23 September 2025

Stage 1 report: Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Impact on priorities

Dr Peter Rice from the Royal College of Psychiatrists Scotland raised concerns that the Bill risked diverting attention from existing processes of referral for treatment that are not initiated by a formal diagnosis: The bill is right to acknowledge the importance of such work, but I have to say that although the bill says that it will not affect it, I think that, in practice, it will—in particular, if it sets up a list of expectations with regard to governance around a particular activity.

SPICe briefings Date published: 4 November 2025

Lived experience in the Scottish Parliament: three case studies - Overview

The case studies examine engagement processes undertaken as part of three scrutiny activities: The Social Justice and Social Security Committee's inquiry into the Financial Considerations when Leaving an Abusive Relationship The Health and Sport Committee's Stage 1 scrutiny of the Right to (Addiction) Recovery (Scotland) Bill The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee's Stage 1 scrutiny of the Housing (Scotland) Bill Each case study is structured along similar lines, and offers an account of the steps taken to develop the approach and the decisions that had to be made to address particular challenges.

SPICe briefings Date published: 4 November 2025

The Role of Lived Experience in the Scottish Parliament

Similarly, the call for views on the Right to (Addiction) Recovery Bill received 122 responses, 59% of which were from individuals.

Last updated: 14 May 2024

SPBill48PMS062024accessible

This document relates to the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 48) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 14 May 2024 Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill —————————— Policy Memorandum Introduction 1.

Committees Last updated: 5 December 2025

Scrutiny of Financial Memorandums

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Last updated: 31 May 2024