Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- checking secondary legislation coming before the Parliament for legal and technical accuracy
- checking whether proposed powers to make secondary legislation in Bills are appropriate
- reporting its findings to the Parliament so all laws and proposals for laws get proper oversight from MSPs
- looking at certain Bills which are based on reports from the Scottish Law Commission. The Commission recommends changes to the law so it keeps pace with the way we live and work.
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Dates for future meetings
The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Facal-luirg
Facal-luirg
Correspondence
Correspondence
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
11 June 2025
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, 10 June 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill Response to Questions
11 June 2025
Response from the Minister for Victims and Community Safety, 10 June 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
5 June 2025
Letter from the Convener of the DPLR Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Social Security, 5 June 2025
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instrument subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instrument subject to Negative Procedure, Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure, Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure, Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instrument subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instrument subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure, Leases (Automatic Continuation etc) (Scotland) Bill
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instrument subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure, Document subject to Parliamentary Control, Leases (Automatic Continuation etc) (Scotland) Bill
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instrument subject to Negative Procedure, Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure, Leases (Automatic Continuation etc) (Scotland) Bill
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instrument subject to Negative Procedure
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instrument subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure, Minister for Parliamentary Business
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instrument subject to Negative Procedure
Reports
Committee reports
Delegated powers in the Education (Scotland) Bill (as amended at Stage 2)
A report by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee of its consideration of the delegated powers in the Education (Scotland) Bill (as amended at Stage 2).
A report by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on the delegated powers that are relevant to Scotland in the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation).
Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 10 June 2025
A report on the subordinate legislation considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 10 June 2025.
Facal-luirg
Stuart McMillan
Convener
Scottish National Party
Bill Kidd
Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
Jeremy Balfour
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Katy Clark
Member
Scottish Labour
Roz McCall
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members