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Carbon Budget Call for Views
The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2024 introduced a new system of setting statutory emission reduction targets, moving from a system of annual targets to five-year carbon budgets. Five-year carbon budgets set a legally binding cap on the maximum level of emissions for a period of five years (as opposed to one year). In effect, a carbon budget is the amount of carbon that Scotland has available to ‘spend’ in a set time frame. The Scottish Parliament agreed... MoreClosed 19 August 2025 -
Rannsachadh air slighean agus taic ADHD agus ASD
Rannsachadh air slighean agus taic ADHD agus ASD Tha Comataidh na Slàinte, Cùram Sòisealta agus Spòrs a’ dèanamh rannsachadh air slighean agus taic Eas-òrdugh Easbhaidh Aire agus An-fhois (ADHD) agus Eas-òrdugh Speactram Òtasaim (ASD). Tha an rannsachadh ag amas air: Tuigsinn carson a tha, a rèir aithris, amannan feitheimh airson dearbhadh agus riaghladh ADHD agus ASD cho fada, agus carson a tha iarrtas a’ sìor fhàs; Tuigsinn mar a thèid na... MoreClosed 18 August 2025 -
ADHD and ASD pathways and support (BSL)
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is carrying out an inquiry into Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) pathways and support. The inquiry aims to: understand why waiting times for diagnosis and management of ADHD and ASD are reportedly long, including the drivers of increasing demand; understand how these conditions are diagnosed and managed; examine the impact of high demand and delays on... MoreClosed 18 August 2025 -
ADHD and ASD pathways and support
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is undertaking an inquiry into Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) pathways and support. The inquiry seeks to: Understand why waiting times for diagnosis and management of ADHD and ASD are reportedly long, including the drivers of increasing demand, Understand how these conditions are diagnosed and managed, Understand the impact of delays on individuals, Explore solutions to... MoreClosed 18 August 2025 -
Future social security spending in Scotland
The Social Justice and Social Security Committee is seeking views on future social security spending in Scotland. Those views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny. The Committee will base any assessment of public opinion on published data from opinion polls. As responses to this call for evidence will be self-selecting, they cannot be assumed to be representative of public opinion and will not be treated as such. About this call for views The Committee would like to gather... MoreClosed 17 August 2025 -
Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill
The Finance and Public Administration Committee is seeking views on the Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill. About the Bill The Bill introduces a new tax, called the Scottish Building Safety Levy, to be charged on the construction of residential property development in Scotland. This follows an amendment to the Scotland Act 1998 to include powers for a devolved tax to be charged in relation to certain steps in the building control process. The main aim of the bill is to... MoreClosed 15 August 2025 -
Good Food Nation Proposed National Plan
The Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee and Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee plan to undertake scrutiny of the Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan in September 2025. The Proposed National Plan was laid in the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Government on 27 June 2025 and can be accessed here: Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan . Before finalising the Plan, the Scottish Government is required to have regard to: ... MoreClosed 15 August 2025 -
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill - Individuals with care experience and those providing support
The Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill is a draft law which is being considered by the Education, Children and Young People Committee at the Scottish Parliament. The Committee wants to understand what individuals with care experience (children, young people and adults), and those supporting them, think of the draft law. If you are responding on behalf of an organisation or are an academic, please respond to the version of the call for views that... MoreClosed 15 August 2025 -
Pre-budget scrutiny 2026-27, with a focus on mental health spending
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is seeking views as part of its pre-budget scrutiny 2026-27. Its scrutiny this year is focused on the mental health budget. The Committee would like to explore current levels of spending on mental health services and how this is allocated across different interventions. The Committee would also like to explore how decisions on spending allocations are made. Your responses to the following questions will help in informing the Committee’s... MoreClosed 15 August 2025 -
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill - BSL version
The Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill is a draft law which is being considered by the Education, Children and Young People Committee at the Scottish Parliament. The Committee wants to understand what individuals with care experience (children, young people and adults), and those supporting them, think of the draft law. About this call for views The Committee is not asking you to share your own care story. Members of the Committee know... MoreClosed 15 August 2025 -
Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture
The Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee is seeking views on funding for culture to support its 2026-27 pre-budget scrutiny. The Committee agreed to take a cumulative approach to budget scrutiny over Session 6, focusing primarily on the culture spending portfolio. Find out more about the Committee's pre-budget scrutiny How to contribute Please answer the call for views by completing the submission form below. We welcome written views in English,... MoreClosed 15 August 2025 -
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill - Organisations, public bodies academic
The Education, Children and Young People Committee is seeking views on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill. Those views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny. The call for views and analysis: aim to help the Committee understand the reasons people have for either supporting or opposing the Bill aim to help the Committee understand how people would like to see the Bill amended If you are responding on behalf of an... MoreClosed 15 August 2025 -
Responding to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures
The Scottish Fiscal Commission’s Fiscal Sustainability Report – April 2025 states that: “The Scottish Government will face significant challenges funding devolved public services in the future, particularly over the next twenty-five years… because the population in Scotland will age earlier than in the rest of the UK”. However: “… if improvements in population health can be achieved, pressure on health-related spending may be reduced in the... MoreClosed 11 August 2025 -
Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Bill will make it illegal for someone who owns, or is responsible for, a greyhound or a racetrack, to race, or allow the racing of, a greyhound on an oval racetrack in Scotland. Most tracks used for greyhound racing are oval in shape. The Bill also allows the Scottish Government to regulate to make it illegal to race greyhounds on other types of tracks. For example, this could include making it illegal to race greyhounds on a straight track. If someone is... MoreClosed 11 August 2025 -
Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
The Bill makes destroying, damaging or desecrating a war memorial a specific statutory offence. It proposes that the penalties for this offence would be 10 years in prison and/or an unlimited fine. The Bill defines desecrating a war memorial in a way that includes what might be seen as acts of disrespect. Current Status of the Bill This Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by Meghan Gallacher MSP on 14 May 2025. Read and find out more about the Bill: ... MoreClosed 11 August 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.... MoreClosed 11 July 2025 -
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... MoreClosed 11 July 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 -
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
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