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For example, in December 2025, SEPA issued a £6,000 civil penalty to Scottish Water for breach of a CAR licence for discharging untreated sewage into a river in Dunfermline. SEPA investigated following a report from a member of the public in July 2022.5Scottish Environmental Protection Agency . (2024, December 5).
Standing Orders currently requires that for each session of the Parliament, seven mandatory committees must be established to deal with the following:
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments
Finance
Public Audit
Europe and External Relations
Equalities and Human Rights
Public Petitions
Delegated Powers and Law Reform
One area we considered was wheth...
Committee reports
Date published:
17 September 2025
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Dr Marsha Scott in her oral evidence expanded on this saying that the eligibility requirements for people experiencing domestic abuse were inconsistent with any other response to domestic abuse:
How is it demand led, and how are you following Scottish policy in every other area connected to domestic abuse if you are me...
Events
As part of its work on the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill, the Committee held a consultative event with approximately 40 farmers, crofters, other land managers and representatives from rural community and development organisations on 19 February 2024.
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This was highlighted as taxing - relying on hours of volunteer work and enthusiasm. The following day we heard more from the Langholm Initiative about their community buy-out of Langholm Moor from Buccleuch Estate to form the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve.
The purpose of such reviews is to identify what lessons can be learned following a death where abuse is known or suspected with a view to preventing future abuse and deaths.
Retrieved from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-68400696 The announcement was made without prior consultation with local authorities and was followed by disputes around whether the policy was fully funded.
The Committee also calls on the Scottish Government to provide an update on the actions taken following the review of supported employment and to indicate when an implementation plan will be published for the National Transitions to Adulthood Strategy.
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We see many families who are eligible for legal aid and can follow that course, but those in the middle, who are on a modest income, cannot afford it.
From 2025, farmers and crofters will be required to adopt the following practices to qualify for the payment—
foundations of a ‘Whole Farm Plan’ which will include soil testing, animal health and welfare declaration, carbon audits, biodiversity audits and supported business planning;
protections for peatlands and wetlands to help farmers restore these vital...