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Bills can be introduced to Parliament in a number of ways; the Scottish Government can introduce new laws or amendments to existing laws as a bill; a committee of the Parliament can present a bill in one of the areas under its remit; a member of the Scottish Parliament can introduce a bill as a private member; or a private bill can be submitted ...
The Permanent Secretary leads the Scottish Government civil service department, ensuring the department delivers the full range of devolved powers and duties that the Scottish Parliament has sole responsibility for as outlined in the Scotland Acts of 1998, 2012 and 2016. [6]
This Constitution, which would come into effect following Scotland's transition to independence, would set out the rights of citizens of an independent Scotland, and define the powers and responsibilities of government and parliament. A later version of the document was published by the Constitutional Committee in 2011.
Scottish reserved affairs (powers not controlled by the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government) are managed by the Secretary of State for Scotland, a role which aims to "promote the best interests of Scotland within a stronger United Kingdom" and represent Scottish interests within the UK government. [48]
The Scottish Parliament’s public petitions process allows members of the public to raise awareness of issues that may not otherwise be debated in parliament. The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee considers all petitions that meet stipulated guidelines. In addition, the committee aims to improve the way in which the public ...
The Records of the Scottish Parliament, The complete acts and proceedings of the Scottish Parliament, General Council and much other parliamentary material from 1235 to 1707. The publication arose from the work of The Scottish Parliament Project; Scottish Parliament records Archived 9 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, National Archives of Scotland
The Scottish Parliament has seen its fair share of ups and downs in the past quarter of a century. From early wobbles around Holyrood’s runaway building project and the death of the inaugural ...
These are lists of acts of the Scottish Parliament from its establishment in 1999 to the present. List of acts of the Scottish Parliament from 1999;