The Scottish Parliament

Joined the Commonwealth: 1 January 1911

CPA Branch Formed: 1 January 2000

Unicameral/Bicameral: Unicameral – Scottish Parliament (129)

Parliament/Legislature website: Scottish Parliament

Standing Orders: Scottish Parliament

Committees:

Number of Departmental/Ministry Oversight Committees: There are 7 subject Committees and 7 mandatory Committees

Names of House Management (such as Privileges or Procedure) Committees: The remit of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee includes to consider and report on the practice and procedures of the Parliament in relation to its business. In addition, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is responsible for ensuring that the Parliament is provided with the property, staff and services it requires. While the Parliamentary Bureau has a remit to: (a) propose the Parliament’s programme of business; (b) propose alterations to the daily business list; (c) propose the establishment, remit, membership and duration of any Committee or Sub-Committee; and (d) determine any question regarding the competence of a committee to deal with a matter and, to determine the lead Committee in relation to any matter that falls within the competence of more than one Committee.

Recent news:

• September 2022 - CPA Secretary-General visits The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh as Members discuss their activities with the CPA and the wider Commonwealth.

Articles in The Parliamentarian (2013 to date):

• The Parliamentarian 2021 Issue One - Linda Fabiani MSP, Deputy Presiding Officer, Young Women Lead programme at the Scottish Parliament 
• The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue Two - CPA news: CPA Vice-Chairperson's visit to Scotland
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue Two - Ken McIntosh, MSP, Presiding Officer, Celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Scottish Parliament
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue One - Maurice Corry, MSP , Male champions on gender equality
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue Four - CPA news: Launch of the Legislative Assemblies Business Continuity Network (LABCON) - CPA Scotland
• The Parliamentarian 2016 Issue Two - Susan Duffy, Head of Committees and Outreach Services, Scottish Parliament’s Women in Leadership programme
• The Parliamentarian 2015 Issue Three - Anne McTaggart MSP, Youth Engagement in Elections in Scotland
• The Parliamentarian 2014 Issue Two - Ms Patricia Ferguson MSP, BIMR Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Steering Committee and Annual Conference Report 
• The Parliamentarian 2014 Issue Two - Ms Patricia Ferguson MSP, Inter-parliamentary Seminar on the 20th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration