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Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill Daniel Johnson MSP has introduced this Member’s Bill. This Bill creates statutory guidance and duties in relation to the use of restraint and seclusion in schools. Restraint is preventing someone’s movement. Seclusion is isolating someone and preventing them from leaving the place where they are isolated. The guidance and duties in the Bill will apply to public and independently funded schools. The guidance and duties would not apply to... MoreOpened 30 May 2025 -
Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill
The Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill was introduced on 17 March 2025 by Daniel Johnson MSP, the Member in Charge. It aims to minimise the use of restraint and seclusion of children and young people in schools. Purpose of the Bill The Bill creates duties in relation to the use of restraint and seclusion in schools. The Scottish Government would need to issue statutory guidance to education providers about the use of restraint and seclusion in schools.... MoreOpened 28 May 2025 -
UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Bill bans certain commercial activities from taking place in relation to the UEFA European Football Championship that is to be held, in part, in Glasgow. Scotland will be one of the host nations for the 2028 Championship (EURO 2028). The Bill will ban: the unauthorised sale of Championship tickets for more than the face value or with a view to making a profit unauthorised street trading within an event zone at a prohibited time during the Championship... MoreClosed 28 May 2025 -
Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
The Economy and Fair Work Committee wants to hear your views on the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill. This Bill was introduced by the Scottish Government on Wednesday 20 March 2025. What does the Bill do? Community Wealth Building (CWB) is an approach to economic development that tries to use the power of ‘anchor organisations’ to grow and retain wealth within a local economy. Anchor organisations can be public, private, or third sector bodies that have a... MoreClosed 26 May 2025 -
Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill Community wealth building is an approach to economic development. It focuses on ensuring that economic wealth is generated, circulated and retained in local communities. The Bill, as introduced by the Scottish Government, would instruct Ministers to publish a community wealth building statement. This would set out the measures they intend to take in relation to community wealth building. Ministers must also publish guidance on community wealth building. ... MoreClosed 23 May 2025 -
Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons
The issue of drugs and substance use in Scottish prisons is multifaceted, encompassing both the supply of illegal substances and the support available for those struggling with the effects of usage. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) acknowledges this challenge and has implemented measures, including: An Incident Management Team working alongside Public Health Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Service, Police Scotland, and NHS partners. Problem Assessment Groups to provide rapid... MoreOpened 16 May 2025 -
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill As introduced, the Bill has four main parts. Part 1 says that the Scottish Government must introduce targets to improve biodiversity. Part 2 allows the Scottish Government to make and change laws relating to the Environmental Impact Assessments regime and the Habitats Regulations. This would replace a power that was lost as a result of the UK’s exit from the EU. Part 3 updates the aims of National Parks and makes changes to the way National Parks are run.... MoreClosed 12 May 2025 -
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill
The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee is seeking your views on the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill , which was introduced by the Scottish Government on Wednesday 19 February 2025. What does the Bill do? The Bill aims to support the protection and restoration of Scotland’s natural environment, and to assist the delivery of the Scottish Government’s net zero and biodiversity objectives. The Policy Memorandum for the Bill defines the ‘natural environment’ as: ... MoreClosed 9 May 2025 -
Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
The Finance and Public Administration Committee has launched a call for views on the cost-effectiveness of public inquiries. Read about the inquiry There are 7 questions in the call for views: How effective is the current model of public inquiries in Scotland, and to what extent does it deliver value for money? Is there sufficient transparency around the purpose, remits (including any extensions), timescales, costs and effectiveness of public inquiries and what, if... MoreClosed 9 May 2025 -
British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 Inquiry
The Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee will be considering the impact of the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015. The Act led to the development of a British Sign Language (BSL) national plan and listed authority plans. The listed authorities that must produce and implement their own plans for promoting and facilitating the use and understanding of BSL include local councils, NHS boards, colleges and universities, and the Scottish Parliament. The... MoreClosed 2 May 2025 -
Committee Effectiveness - Short Survey
We want to hear from you about how effective committees at the Scottish Parliament are. Committees are groups of MSPs formed to look at specific subject issues. Each committee has MSPs from a mixture of political parties, with a balance similar to that of the Parliament as a whole. They work on a cross-party basis to explore policy issues, examine legislation and scrutinise the work and policies of the Scottish Government. Each committee is led by a Convener (with a Deputy Convener) and... MoreClosed 22 April 2025 -
Committee Effectiveness - Stakeholder Survey
We want to hear from you about how effective committees at the Scottish Parliament are. The Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee is carrying out an inquiry to look at committee effectiveness. To support the inquiry, we’re keen to understand what stakeholder experiences of committees are. Understanding how stakeholders and the public view committees and the work they do will help the Committee to consider what success looks like in the work that they do. ... MoreClosed 22 April 2025 -
Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill As introduced, this Bill makes dog theft a specific statutory offence with penalties of up to five years in prison and/or an unlimited fine. The Bill also allows people who are victims of dog theft to give a victim statement to the court. In this, they can express the impact the crime has had on them physically, emotionally, and financially. The Bill also makes the theft of an assistance dog, an aggravated offence. This is a more serious issue and, as a result,... MoreClosed 21 April 2025 -
Legal Aid Inquiry
The Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee is looking at civil legal assistance (Civil Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance for civil justice issues) and grant funding for advice organisations. Civil justice issues are the branch of the law which deals with disputes about rights and responsibilities – such as about housing, relationships or social security issues. The Committee has heard that there can be significant barriers to accessing civil legal assistance for... MoreClosed 17 April 2025 -
Tertiary Education and Training Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The purpose of the Bill is to reform and simplify the framework for the funding of post-school education and skills training in Scotland. The Bill does so primarily by making provision for the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (the Council) to take full responsibility for securing the delivery of national training programmes (NTPs) and apprenticeships, a role previously carried out by Skills Development Scotland. The Council already funds the provision... MoreClosed 16 April 2025 -
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
The Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill was created to simplify the funding landscape for post-school education and training. It was introduced on 5 February 2025. The Bill is in three main parts. Part 1 focuses on funding arrangements for: Scottish apprenticeships work-based learning training for employment Under the Bill, the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (SFC) would need to ensure that Scottish... MoreClosed 11 April 2025 -
Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Bill as introduced sets out that an MSP could be recalled: if they receive a sanction excluding them from Parliament for a certain period of time; if they receive a prison sentence of less than 6 months. When an MSP is recalled, people in the constituency or region that the MSP represents will be able to sign a petition calling for the MSP to lose their seat. If the petition is successful, the MSP will lose their seat. The Bill also... MoreClosed 4 April 2025 -
Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill Call for Views
The Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee is looking at the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill and wants to hear your views. What is the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill? The Bill proposes measures for the recall and removal of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) from that office. Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill | The Scottish Parliament Recall Part 1 of the Bill would... MoreClosed 4 April 2025 -
Inquiry into the Scottish budget process in practice
The committee is carrying out a short, focussed inquiry on how the Scottish budget process has worked in practice, during the current parliamentary session (2021-26). It aims to identify any improvements that can be made to the budget process, ahead of the next five-year session of Parliament. We’d like to hear from: public bodies voluntary sector academics thinktanks stakeholders members of the public For more context regarding the... MoreClosed 26 March 2025 -
Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill Under this Bill, certain types of commercial lease would continue automatically after the date they would otherwise have ended (the “termination date”). To end the lease on its termination date, the landlord and tenant must both agree that it will end then, or either the landlord or tenant must give notice. The Bill sets out rules about what the notice must contain, when it must be given, how it can be given, and situations when notice can be withdrawn. The proposed... MoreClosed 7 March 2025 -
Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Government introduced the Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill on 11 December 2024. The Bill aims to modernise and clarify the law around how certain leases can continue automatically past their termination date, and other procedural elements related to ending leases. The Bill also sets out rules for how leases end. Under this Bill, certain types of commercial lease would continue automatically after the... MoreClosed 7 March 2025 -
Scottish Government’s Fourth National Planning Framework
At its meeting on 17 December, the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee agreed to review the progress of the fourth National Planning Framework in the second year since publication. Following the Committee's first annual review of NPF4, the Committee raised concerns about local authority capacity to deliver the priorities set out in the spatial strategy and key policy goals. Since then, the Scottish Government has published a summary of responses to the consultation on “... MoreClosed 7 March 2025 -
The operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland
The Committee has agreed to carry out a short inquiry into the operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in Scotland. The PSED is a legal requirement for public authorities in Scotland. Under the duty, they must consider equality when carrying out their functions. The aims of the duty are to: eliminate unlawful behaviour by ending discrimination, harassment, and victimisation advance equality of opportunity between people who have a protected characteristic... MoreClosed 28 February 2025 -
Financial considerations when leaving an abusive relationship
The Social Justice and Social Security Committee is looking into the financial pressures women face when leaving an abusive relationship . We want to hear your views about: what support is available to women leaving abusive relationships how rules and practices related to the public sector and social security take account of the financial issues women can face when leaving an abusive relationship We’re interested in hearing from: women with experience of... MoreClosed 27 February 2025 -
Review of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) Supported Bodies Landscape
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee was established in December 2024. It was set up in response to the findings of an inquiry into the growing Commissioner landscape, led by the Finance and Public Administration Committee. The Committee has been asked by Parliament to review and develop a framework for SPCB supported bodies including by: defining how these bodies can be held to account and scrutinised ... MoreClosed 24 February 2025 -
Building Safety
Since 2021, the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee has considered issues relating to building safety and maintenance. It has agreed to hold an evidence session with the Minister for Housing on building safety issues in 2025 focussing on damp and mould, and Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). In its 2024 tracker report, the Committee noted that it was keen to see what progress is being made by the cross sector working group on RAAC and how those local authorities... MoreClosed 19 February 2025 -
Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum - Call for Views
About the Bill As introduced, this Bill has two main parts. Part 1 of the Bill was created to modernise procedures in criminal courts. Some of these changes are already in place and the Bill makes these permanent. Part 2 of the Bill aims to provide a process for reviewing deaths which relate to abusive behaviour within relationships, to allow lessons to be learned. Current Status of the Bill This Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by the Cabinet Secretary... MoreClosed 17 January 2025 -
Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024
The Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 would require a developer to submit an "energy and environmental design statement" alongside an application for a building warrant and an “energy and environmental construction statement” alongside a completion certificate. These statements must show how the building design, and ultimately the completed building, meet building standards requirements relating to: heating ventilation overheating risk ... MoreClosed 14 January 2025 -
Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill - Call for Views
The Scottish Government is proposing a new law about— Modernising procedures in criminal courts, and A process for reviewing deaths which relate to abusive behaviour within relationships, to allow lessons to be learned. The proposed new law is the Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill. Read full details of the proposal In summary, Part 1 of the Bill sets out provisions in relation to criminal cases. Some of... MoreClosed 10 January 2025 -
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Call for Written Evidence
Background The Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 15 May 2024 by Douglas Ross MSP. Annie Wells MSP is the additional member in charge of the Bill. The Bill, as introduced, seeks to make provision about the rights of persons addicted to drugs or alcohol to receive treatment for addiction. The Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the Bill describes its purpose as follows: “The Bill provides for a right for anyone... MoreClosed 20 December 2024
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