What's happening at Holyrood?

This is the first edition of the new Parliamentary Bulletin. In it we consider a selection of Bills currently progressing through Parliament or which have received Royal Assent in the last quarter. We aim to provide more information about the practical impact of new legislation.

BILLS IN PROGRESS

The Scotland Bill

The Scotland Bill is a UK Government Bill that was introduced in the UK Parliament on 30 November 2010. For our full overview of the Bill please click here.

Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act

This Act resulted from a Scottish Government Bill, introduced in the Scottish Parliament by Michael Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, on 23 February 2010. The Bill was passed by Parliament at Stage 3 on 25 November 2010 and received Royal Assent on 6 January 2011. For our full overview of the Act please click here.

Long Leases (Scotland) Bill

This Scottish Goverment Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 10 November 2010 by Kenny MacAskill MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice. For our full overview of the Bill please click here.

Public Records (Scotland) Bill

The Public Records (Scotland) Bill is a Scottish Government Bill that was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 7 October 2010 by the Minister for Parliamentary Business, Bruce Crawford MSP. For our full overview of the Bill please click here.

FURTHER INFORMATION
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