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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... MoreOpened 30 July 2025 -
Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Bill is split into four main parts. Part 1 introduces notification requirements for domestic abuse offenders. This means that certain convicted offenders must provide certain information to the Police. They must also inform the Police about changes to their circumstances. For example, if they change address. This is similar to notification requirements for sex offenders and is intended to help with the monitoring of offenders. Part 2 requires consideration... MoreOpened 25 August 2025 -
Offshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/240)
The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee is scrutinising the Offshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2025 . The Committee agreed to issue a short call for views before formally considering the instrument in October 2025. About this call for views Following the Scottish Government’s public consultation with stakeholders, it laid the Offshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2025 on 1 September 2025. ... MoreOpened 2 September 2025 -
Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill
The Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments (SPPA) Committee is seeking views on the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill. Those views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny. The Bill seeks to increase transparency, extend coverage and strengthen existing processes. The call for views will help the Committee understand if these aims are likely to be achieved. About this call for views The Member’s Bill was introduced by Katy Clark MSP on 2 June 2025. The... MoreOpened 19 September 2025 -
Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill
The Economy and Fair Work Committee is seeking views on the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill. Those views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny. The call for views and analysis aim to help the Committee understand if the Bill’s aims are likely to achieve their intended impact. About this call for views The Scottish Government introduced the Bill on 30 September 2025. The overarching policy objective of the Bill is to clarify that digital assets, as defined in the... MoreOpened 8 October 2025 -
Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Freedom of Information system allows people to access information held by public authorities. This Bill will reform the Freedom of Information system. Changes introduced by the Bill include: requiring Scottish Ministers to consider proposals made by the Scottish Information Commissioner when deciding whether to make an order to make a public body subject to the system; creating a process for the Scottish Parliament to add a body to the system; removing... MoreOpened 9 October 2025 -
Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill
The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee is seeking views on the Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill. The Bill seeks to restate and reform aspects of Contract law relating to contract formation and remedies for breach of contract. The aim is to produce rules that are as clear, certain and accessible as possible. Unusually, the Scottish Government already plans to make changes to the Bill at Stage 2 by introducing provisions on the law of retention – a... MoreOpened 10 October 2025 -
Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is seeking views on the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill. The Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Government on 8 October 2025. The Bill comprises two parts: Part 1 of the Bill is intended to regulate the provision of certain non-surgical procedures. Part 2 of the Bill is unrelated to... MoreOpened 10 October 2025 -
Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Bill is in two main parts. Part 1 contains a statement of the law on formation of contract between parties. This includes: requirements for a contract to be formed (for example, the parties agreeing on key matters in the contract), rules on what forms an offer to enter into a contract and when an offer may be revoked by a party (for example, before the other party accepts the offer), rules on when an offer may lapse (for example, when there is a... MoreOpened 30 October 2025 -
The Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2025
The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee is scrutinising the draft Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2025. The draft regulations were laid on 10 October 2025. The Committee agreed to issue a short call for views before formally considering the instrument on 26 November 2025. Purpose of the regulations The regulations would make changes to the Ecological Focus Area (EFA) requirements and the Scottish Suckler Beef Support... MoreOpened 31 October 2025 -
Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill Part 1 of the Bill as introduced will make it illegal to provide certain types of procedures to people under the age of 18. It will only be legal to provide these services from properties that meet certain requirements. The procedures covered by the Bill are ones that: pierce or penetrate the skin, are not provided as part of the health service, are not provided by a health care provider for the purposes of treating illness, and ... MoreOpened 31 October 2025 -
Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Bill: confirms that certain kinds of digital asset (like cryptocurrency) can be objects of property in Scots private law. confirms how to acquire and own these digital assets. ensures the general principles of Scots private law apply to these digital assets. Current Status of the Bill The Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and... MoreOpened 31 October 2025 -
The Good Food Nation (Specified Functions and Descriptions) (Scottish Ministers) Regulations 2025
The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee is seeking views on the draft Good Food Nation (Specified Functions and Descriptions) (Scottish Ministers) Regulations 2025. These views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny of the regulation on 3 December 2025. For more information on the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2021 and the draft Good Food Nation (Specified Functions and Descriptions) (Scottish Ministers) Regulations 2025, visit the Committee's page on the Scottish Parliament... MoreOpened 11 November 2025
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