What are your views on the support that is currently available for disabled children and young people as they grow into adulthood?
We are the Scottish Parliament's Education, Children and Young People Committee. We are looking at proposals that would see more structured support introduced...More
About the Bill
The Bill as introduced aims to improve opportunities for disabled children and young people as they grow up. This Bill considers children to be under 18 and young people to be between 18 and 26.
Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP introduced the Bill because she thinks disabled...More
This page provides information about submitting a detailed response to the Committee about the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
If you would like to make brief and general comments about the Bill, or ask a question about the Bill, join in the conversation on our engagement website. ...More
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and other Committees in the Scottish Parliament, are looking into the National Care Service Bill.
The Scottish Government describes the purpose of the Bill as being to improve the...More
About the Bill
The Bill makes changes to the law in two main areas:
decisions about granting bail to people accused of a crime
arrangements for the release of some prisoners and the support that is provided to those who leave prison.
Current status of the Bill
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The Scottish Government is expected to publish its Budget 2023-24 in December 2022. In advance of this, our Committee is undertaking pre-budget scrutiny to influence the Scottish Government’s thinking when preparing this budget.
The Committee is interested in how the Scottish Government...More
The Committee received a public petition saying the unreliability of ferries has resulted in losses to island economies relying on tourism and in travel restrictions for island residents, who need reliable and regular services.
The Committee noted there were issues with island connections...More
The Scottish Government is proposing a new law on how bail and custody are used in Scotland. The proposals would affect decisions made by the criminal courts and arrangements for people held in prisons and young offenders’ institutions.
The proposals do not seek to change the laws relating...More
About the Bill
“Moveable” property means property which can be physically moved (for example, cars, machinery and whisky barrels). It can, however, also mean intellectual property like patents and copyrights.
The Bill reforms two elements of the law on moveable property:
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Share your views on the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill with the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.
The Scottish Government introduced the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill on 25 May 2022.
The Bill aims to change the law to make it easier for businesses and individuals...More
This inquiry will consider the impact of COVID-19 on labour market inactivity and the prospects for recovery in the short, medium and long-term. We are specifically focused on the long-term sick component of economically inactive people, as well as people who have chosen early retirement.
A...More
The Scottish Government is expected to publish its Budget 2023-24 in December 2022. In advance of this, the COVID-19 Recovery Committee is undertaking pre-budget scrutiny with the aim of influencing the Scottish Government’s thinking when preparing its forthcoming budget.
The Committee is...More
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is undertaking pre-budget scrutiny for 2023-24.
In recent years, in line with the recommendations of the Budget Process Review Group (BPRG) report, Scottish Parliament subject committees have undertaken prebudget scrutiny, in advance of the...More
The Committee has agreed to focus primarily on the culture spending portfolio in its pre-budget scrutiny throughout Session 6. This Inquiry is a follow-up on the Committee's previous pre-budget scrutiny work on Funding for Culture . The Committee wants to hear from individuals,...More
The CEEAC Committee has agreed to carry out a short focused inquiry on the outcome of the Census with the following remit:
" To examine the outcome of the Census, focusing on the quality of the data collected, identifying any gaps and how they could be filled ".
The...More
Pre-Budget Scrutiny - Aims
The Committee would like to hear your thoughts on this topic as part of its pre-budget scrutiny.
Pre-budget scrutiny aims to:
influence how the Budget is prepared
improve transparency and increase public awareness of the Budget
consider how...More
Background
Following EU exit, the four UK administrations agreed to maintain UK-wide approaches, or ‘common frameworks’ in some policy areas that were previously governed by EU law and which intersect with areas of devolved competence.
It is intended that common...More
What we’re doing
We want to make sure that the Scottish Parliament’s work involves, reflects and meets the needs of the full range of communities it represents.
We know that some people are more closely involved in our work than others.
By being involved, we mean people...More
The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee wants your views on the provision of allotments in Scotland.
Part 9 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”) aimed to improve the availability of allotments in Scotland and to reduce waiting times for...More
Background
During the UK’s membership of the European Union, the UK Government and devolved administrations were required to comply with EU law. This ensured that in many policy areas, including some that are devolved, a broadly consistent approach was developed across all four nations of...More
This call for views is now closed. You can r ead the submissions by accessing them here .
The Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee wants your views on the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill.
What does the legislation do?
It is against the law to hunt a wild...More
We are seeking your views on the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill.
You can either:
complete a short survey on the Bill
share your detailed views, by following the submission link below, on specific provisions of the Bill
What does the legislation do?
It is...More
We are seeking your views on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.
You can either:
complete a short survey on the general principles of the Bill
share your detailed views, by following the submission link below, on specific provisions of the Bill
Please note...More
Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Government has introduced draft legislation to change the system through which transgender people can gain legal recognition in Scotland.
The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill will amend the existing Gender...More
The Scottish Government has introduced draft legislation to change the system through which transgender people can gain legal recognition in Scotland.
The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill will amend the existing Gender Recognition Act 2004 to introduce new criteria for applicants...More
About the Bill
The Bill changes the process to get a gender recognition certificate (GRC). A GRC is a certificate that legally recognises that a person’s gender is not the gender that they were assigned at birth, but is their “acquired gender”.
The current process for obtaining a...More
In February 2012, Scottish Ministers announced changes to the college landscape as part of wider reforms introduced by the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act. This led to the formation of 13 college regions. During this time, college mergers reduced the number of colleges down from 41 in 2011 to 26...More
About the Bill
It is against the law to hunt a wild mammal using a dog except in limited circumstances. This became an offence under the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002.
This Bill replaces the 2002 Act. It will still be an offence to hunt a wild mammal using a dog except...More
Please see the below letter from Ariane Burgess, Convener of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee.
Please use this online form to respond by 23 March 2022.
Training for new and returning councillors
The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and...More
In 2007 the Scottish Government introduced the National Performance Framework (NPF). It sets out the government’s ambitions for society and the values that guide its approach.
The framework says it aims to get everyone in Scotland to work together. This includes:
national and...More