Our input to parliamentary bills
With the invaluable contribution and support of our network of committee volunteers,, we provide MSPs, MPs and peers with briefings on Bills as they progress through the parliamentary process.
The aim of this important work is to help shape good law in the best interests of our members and the clients they serve.
Bills 2023/24
- Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
- Data (Use and Access) Bill
- Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
- House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
- Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill
- Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill
- Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill
- The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Amendment Order 2024
- Prisoners (Early Release) Scotland Bill
- Product Regulation and Metrology Bill
Bills 2022/23
Our responses and briefings relating to bills from Holyrood and Westminster in 2022/23.
- Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
- Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill
- Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill
- Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
- Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill
- Bill of Rights Bill
- Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
- Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
- Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
- Cost of Living (Protection of Tenants) Scotland Bill
- Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill
- Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
- Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
- Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
- Illegal Migration Bill
- Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]
- Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
- Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill
- National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
- Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
- Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
- Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
- Powers of Attorney Bill
- Procurement Bill
- Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
- Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
- Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
- Scottish Languages Bill
- Seafarers' Wages Bill
- Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
- Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill
- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
- Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
- Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill
- Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
Bills 2021/22
Our responses and briefings relating to bills from Holyrood and Westminster in 2021/22.
- Building Safety Bill
- Coronavirus (Discretionary Compensation for Self-isolation) (Scotland) Bill
- Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
- Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
- Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill
- Elections Bill
- Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill
- Judicial Review and Courts Bill
- Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill
- Nationality and Borders Bill
- Online Safety Bill
- Professional Qualifications Bill
- Subsidy Control Bill
- Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
Bills 2020/21
Our responses and briefings relating to bills from Holyrood and Westminster in 2020/21.
- Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Bill
- Covert Intelligence Human Resources (Criminal Resources) Bill
- Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill
- Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
- Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill
- European Charter of Local Self Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
- European Union (Future Relationship) Bill
- Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill
- National Security and Investment Bill
- Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021
- Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill
- Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill
- United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-2021
- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Bills 2019/20
Our responses and briefings relating to bills from Holyrood and Westminster in 2019/20.
- Agriculture Bill 2019-21
- Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill
- Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill
- Children (Scotland) Bill
- Consumer Scotland Bill
- Coronavirus Bill (UK)
- Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill
- Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2019-21
- Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill 2019-21
- Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill
- Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill
- Disclosure (Scotland) Bill
- Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment)(Scotland) Bill
- Environment Bill 2019-21
- European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
- Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill 2019-2021
- Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill
- Fisheries Bill
- Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill
- Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill
- Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill
- Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill
- Liability for NHS Charges (Treatment of Industrial Disease) (Scotland) Bill
- Medicines and Medical Devices Bill
- Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill 2019-21
- Post-mortem Examinations (Defence Time Limit) (Scotland) Bill
- Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill 2019-21
- Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill
- Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill
- Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill
- Trade Bill 2019-2021
- UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill
- UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill
Bills 2018/19
Our responses and briefings relating to bills from Holyrood and Westminster in 2018/19.
- Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill
- Agriculture Bill 2017-19
- Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
- Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill
- European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19
- Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill
- Fisheries Bill 2017-19
- Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill
- Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19
- Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill
- Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Bill
- Planning (Scotland) Bill
- Referendums (Scotland) Bill
- Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Scotland) Bill
- Scottish Elections (Franchise and Registration) Bill
- Scottish National Investment Bank Bill
- Trade Bill 2017-19
- Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill
Bills 2018/19
Our responses and briefings relating to bills from Holyrood and Westminster in 2018/19.
Bills 2019/20
Our responses and briefings relating to bills from Holyrood and Westminster in 2019/20.
Bills 2020/21
Our responses and briefings relating to bills from Holyrood and Westminster in 2020/21.
Our responses to consultations
Our responses to recent consultations on various areas of law.
Legal Services Regulation
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Influencing the law and policy
One of the main functions of our policy team, along with our network of volunteers, is to analyse and respond to proposed changes in the law.