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
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Correspondence
Correspondence
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill Section 104 Order
16 January 2026
A letter to the Convener from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, 16 January 2026
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Functions and Transfer of Property etc.) Order 2019
14 January 2026
A letter to the Convener from the Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, 14 January 2026
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Scotland Act 1998 Modification of Schedule 5 Order 2026 Cab Sec (Draft SI)
14 January 2026
A letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, 14 January 2026
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instrument subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure, Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instrument for Approval by Resolution, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure, Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instrument subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure, Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instrument subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure, Document subject to Parliamentary Control, Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instrument subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure, Document subject to Parliamentary Control
Reports
Committee reports
Published: 22 January 2026
A report on the subordinate legislation considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 20 January 2026.
Delegated powers in the Budget (Scotland) (No.5) Bill at Stage 1
Published: 22 January 2026
A report by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee of its consideration of the delegated powers in the Budget (Scotland) (No.5) Bill at Stage 1.
Published: 22 January 2026
A report by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on the delegated power that is relevant to Scotland in the Finance (No. 2) Bill (UK Parliament legislation).
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Stuart McMillan
Convener
Scottish National Party
Bill Kidd
Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
Jeremy Balfour
Member
Independent
Katy Clark
Member
Scottish Labour
Roz McCall
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members