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26 June 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee launches call for views on mental health budget
The Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is seeking views on the Scottish Government’s mental health spending for 2026-27, as part of its pre-budget scrutiny..
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee launches call for views on mental health budget.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 June 2025
Report on the Scottish Budget process in practice - Fiscal Sustainability Delivery Plan (FSDP)
meetingId=16357
The Committee shares the view of witnesses that it is unclear why this additional document is required. We recently launched our pre-budget 2026-27 scrutiny on Responding to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures and look forward to examining the first Fiscal Sustainability Delivery Plan as part of this work.
Committee reports
Date published:
29 January 2025
Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 - Scotland’s Competitiveness
meeting=16197
The Committee notes the actions set out in the Scottish Government’s response to our pre-budget 2025-26 report in relation to growing the economy, including its plans to prioritise funding for research, knowledge exchange and innovation.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 December 2024
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2022-2023 - 4.3.17. Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Convener: Martin Whitfield (Lab)
Deputy Convener: Bob Doris (SNP)
Membership: The committee has 5 members
Committee meetingsThere were 22 meetings in the parliamentary yearNumberTotal meetings of the Committee22Meetings held wholly in private9Meetings held partly in private13Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference0Hybrid meetings0Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Bob DorisSNP22 (22)Emma Harper (from 18 April 2023)SNP4 (4)Edward MountainCon20 (22)Collette Stevenson (until 18 April 2023)SNP15 (18)Alexander Stewart (from 25 May 2022)Con15 (18)Tess White (until 25 May 2022)Con2 (2)Martin WhitfieldLab21 (22)Substitute membersSubstitute membersPartyNumber of meetings attendedRhoda Grant (until 25 April 2023)Lab2Rona MackayLab0Stephen Kerr (from 22 June 2022)Con2Colin Smyth (from 25 April 2023)Lab3Sue Webber (until 22 June 2022)Con0Reporters:None
Committee Clerk: Katy Orr
Advisers: None
Visits: None
Events: None
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers0Scottish Government officials0Members of the Scottish Parliament0Representatives of public bodies and local authorities3UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament5Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions0Representatives of professional associations0Representatives of voluntary sector0Representative of further or higher education institutions2Other categories of witnesses2Business transactedBusinessNoDetailsInquiries1Future parliamentary procedures and practicesConsultations0Proposed Members’ Bills considered0Draft Bills considered (Pre...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 November 2024
Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill - Temporary justice provisions
Under the above regulations, temporary provisions in the following areas are extended to 30 November 2025:
electronic signing and sending of documents in court cases
enabling virtual attendance at court
increased levels of fiscal fine
removing geographical limitations on which criminal courts in Scotland can deal with the initial stages of cases where the accused appears from police custody
extension of time limits in solemn procedure cases (e.g. in relation to the time a person can be held on pre...
Committee reports
Date published:
13 November 2024
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: Third sector funding principles - Delays in funding
Official Report, 12 Sept 2024, Col 32
In response to the Committee's 2024-25 pre-budget report, the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice confirmed the Scottish Government was working "to issue notifications of funding arrangements to third sector organisations, as soon as practicably possible before the end of March 2024."
SPICe briefings
Date published:
8 October 2024
Children and the Scottish Criminal Justice System (October 2024) - Children as victims and witnesses
The Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2019 introduced a right for children giving evidence in the most serious criminal cases to have this pre-recorded instead of testifying in court.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 June 2024
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill - Land reform - A brief introduction
Significant early legislation included the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 which introduced a right of responsible access to the countryside, a pre-emptive community right to buy, and an absolute crofting community right to buy.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 February 2024
SPICe Bill Summaries - Session 6 - May 2021 to June 2023 - Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
In relation to bail, it set out:
a range of measures aimed at increasing the likelihood of an accused being granted pre-trial bail, as opposed to being held (remanded) in custody, where this can be done safely
provisions on what account should be taken of any period a person has spent on bail subject to a curfew condition when a court is imposing a custodia...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 January 2024
Scottish Budget 2024-25 - Linking national outcomes and the budget
Linking national outcomes and the budget
The Finance and Public Administration Committee has encouraged greater use of the national outcomes in committees' pre-budget scrutiny, saying in its guidance to subject committees:
The BPRG recommended that the NPF "is used more widely by Parliament and its committees in evaluating the impact of previous budgets" a...
