Open Calls for Views
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Hyperscale Data Centres - Short Survey
Two Committees of the Scottish Parliament are seeking views on the impact of hyperscale data centres in Scotland. The Climate Action Committee wants to understand the environmental impacts of potential hyperscale data centre construction and operation in Scotland. Learn more about the Climate Action Committee’s inquiry and its remit The Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee is interested in understanding the potential economic and energy implications of hyperscale data...
Closes 15 November 2026
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Hyperscale Data Centres - Detailed Call for Evidence
Two Committees of the Scottish Parliament are seeking views on the impact of hyperscale data centres in Scotland. The Climate Action Committee wants to understand the environmental impacts of potential hyperscale data centre construction and operation in Scotland. Learn more about the Climate Action Committee’s inquiry and its remit The Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee is interested in understanding the potential economic and energy implications of hyperscale data...
Closes 15 November 2026
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AI-generated image abuse and deepfakes: stakeholder and expert views
The Criminal Justice Committee is seeking views from organisations, practitioners, academics and others with relevant expertise as part of its inquiry into AI-generated image abuse and deepfakes. The inquiry focuses on AI-generated intimate image abuse and deepfake pornography. The Committee is examining the impact of these harms, how effectively offences can be reported, investigated and prosecuted, and whether any changes to law, policy or practice may be needed. What are...
Closes 16 November 2026
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Outdoor access
The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 gives people the right to access most land and inland water in Scotland, as long as they do so responsibly. These are known as Scottish access rights. Guidance on enjoying these rights is set out in the Scottish Outdoor Access Code . In February 2027, the Scottish Outdoor Access Code will be 22 years old. The Rural Affairs Committee is undertaking a short inquiry to understand how well Scotland's outdoor access system is working and consider...
Closes 23 November 2026
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AI-generated image abuse and deepfakes: lived-experience
The Criminal Justice Committee wants to hear from people who have been affected by AI-generated intimate image abuse or deepfake pornography. This may include people who have had an image of themselves created, altered or manipulated by AI and shared without their consent. The Committee understands that this can be a sensitive and distressing subject. Hearing directly from people with lived experience will help the Committee understand how these harms affect people's lives and...
Closes 11 January 2027
Closed Calls for Views
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Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee: Call for Views on Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2027/28
The Scottish Government will publish its draft 2027/28 Budget proposals on 3 December 2026. Every year, before the Scottish Budget is announced, committees produce pre-Budget reports or letters making recommendations to the Scottish Government aiming to influence its spending plans for the year ahead. As part of its pre-Budget scrutiny, the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee will consider the longer-term implications for the Scottish economy from the...
Closed 23 October 2026
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Pre-budget scrutiny 2027–28: the affordability and sustainability of Scotland’s tax and spending plans
The focus of this year’s pre-budget scrutiny inquiry is on the affordability and sustainability of Scotland’s tax and spending plans. Your views There are 11 questions in the Finance and Public Administration Committee’s call for views. Have your say by 14 August 2026. Find out more about the inquiry Introduction The 2026 Scottish Spending Review (January 2026) sets out proposed day to day (resource)...
Closed 14 August 2026
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Public Service Reform: Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28
The Public Service Reform Committee is seeking views as part of its pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28. The Committee’s pre-budget scrutiny inquiry will consider how the 2027/28 Scottish Budget can promote public service reform, including by: removing barriers to progress promoting preventative approaches, and simplifying the delivery of public services. Your responses to the following questions will help inform the Committee’s scrutiny and your input is much...
Closed 14 August 2026
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Rural Support Plan
The Rural Affairs Committee is seeking views on the Scottish Government’s Rural Support Plan. The Rural Support Plan was published in March 2026. It aims to enable rural businesses to succeed in the face of challenges, and for the Scottish Government to deliver on its wider economic, environmental and social goals. About this call for views Those views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny. The call for views and analysis aim to help the Committee to understand how...
Closed 10 August 2026
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Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Bill has 2 Parts. Part 1 makes various changes to the 2024 Act, including: allowing local authorities to set the levy as a fixed amount (or amounts) instead of a percentage rate (or rates), clarifying that, where the right to reside in accommodation is first purchased by a third party, and then subsequently purchased by another person, the “chargeable transaction” is the initial purchase, requiring accommodation providers to base...
Closed 26 January 2026