26.01.2011
A committee has backed provisions of a Bill which would give Scotland the tightest regulation on forced marriages in the UK.
26.01.2011
A Bill to set in statute the long-established principle of Scots law that no-one should be tried twice for the same crime, was supported by the Justice Committee in its report today.
25.01.2011
Urgent action should be taken by the Scottish Government to remove any unjustifiable age barriers to public sector board membership, according to a report published today by the Public Audit Committee.
25.01.2011
The Local Government and Communities Committee, in a stage 1 report published today, has backed the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Bill.
21.01.2011
A bill to introduce a new scrutiny system for death certificates, to increase quality and confidence in the system, has been backed by the Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee in a report published today.
20.01.2011
The Finance Committee has called on the Scottish Government to respond to the view that the primary aim of its Draft Budget for 2011-12 is in fact the protection of public services.
20.01.2011
The Rural Affairs and Environment Committee has asked the Scottish Government for more clarity on the Reservoirs (Scotland) Bill in its Stage 1 report published today.
18.01.2011
Increased transparency in financial payments made to Scottish Government and public body staff, and the decision taking processes of the Scottish Government, has emerged as a key theme in a report published today by Public Audit Committee.
18.01.2011
Improvements to landlord registration, HMO licensing and overcrowding came one step closer today with a Stage 1 report from the Local Government and Communities Committee.
17.01.2011
Singer Annie Lennox will visit Malawi to develop and enhance the country’s links with Scotland, the Scottish Parliament announced today.
12.01.2011
The Justice Committee, in a report published today, unanimously supports the general principles of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill. However, the committee opposes a proposal to remove means testing of anyone applying for civil legal aid.
11.01.2011
Scotland’s public services must focus more on preventing social problems arising rather than reacting to problems once they have occurred, according to a report on Preventative Spending published today by the Parliament’s Finance Committee.
05.01.2011
The Scottish Parliament’s new system of scrutinising the European Parliament will be highlighted to UK representatives of the Committee of the Regions on Monday 10 January.