Scotland
Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017
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Scottish Ministers must work toward child poverty targets, prepare delivery plans and reports, and consult and publish with the Poverty and Inequality Commission.
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Employment law in Scotland
Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.
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Scotland
Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006
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This Act establishes the Scottish Commission for Human Rights and gives it duties to promote human rights, report to Parliament, and carry out related reviews and inquiries.
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South of Scotland Enterprise Act 2019
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The Act establishes South of Scotland Enterprise and gives it functions, powers, and governance rules.
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Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016
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This provision sets up Scotland’s lobbying register and requires registrants and the Clerk to provide, publish, and maintain specified information, with offences for non-compliance.
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Local Government in Scotland Act 2003
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Local authorities must secure best value, report publicly, follow Scottish Ministers’ guidance, and comply with specific trading, reporting, and enforcement rules.
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Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009
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This provision sets Scotland’s net-zero emissions target, creates Scottish carbon budgets, and gives the Scottish Ministers duties and powers to consult, report, publish statements, and make related regulations.
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Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Act 2025
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This Act changes police conduct and scrutiny rules in Scotland, including codes of ethics, vetting, complaints handling, and the Commissioner’s functions.
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Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
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This Act sets up the Scottish Social Services Council, requires it to keep a register and publish codes of practice, and creates registration, appeal, and offence rules for social workers and social service workers.
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Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2003
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This Act creates a Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland and sets out the Commissioner’s functions, reporting duties, investigation powers, and limits.
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Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005
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This Part bans smoking in no-smoking premises and in the no-smoking area outside a hospital building, requires certain no-smoking notices to be displayed, and lets Scottish Ministers make detailed regulations.
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Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023
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This Part sets rules for assigning claims in Scotland, including how claims are transferred, how notice and registration work, and when assignments are ineffective.
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Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Act 2026
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Scottish Ministers must prepare and keep under review a community wealth building statement, and local authorities must prepare, publish, review, and report on community wealth building action plans.
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Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000
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This provision sets up Scottish ethics codes for councillors and devolved public body members, requires registers of interests, and gives the Commission and Commissioner investigation and hearing powers.
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Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013
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This Act sets governance, consultation, and funding rules for Scottish post-16 education bodies, including regional colleges and regional strategic bodies.
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Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019
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This provision sets Scotland’s emissions targets and gives the Scottish Ministers powers and duties to update targets, seek advice, publish statements and reports, and create a citizens assembly.
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Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016
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This provision sets out how certain fatal and sudden-death inquiries in Scotland are started, run, and published, and gives the procurator fiscal, Lord Advocate, sheriff, and SCTS specific duties and powers.
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Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024
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This Act quashes certain Scotland convictions connected to Post Office business use of the Horizon system, and lets Scottish Ministers arrange record deletion, notifications, reporting, and related regulations.
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Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020
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This Act establishes the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner and sets out duties, powers, reports, complaints, and code-of-practice rules for biometric data used for criminal justice and police purposes.
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Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Act 2020
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This Act changes Scottish social security and tribunal rules, including appointees for children and adults, information-sharing, suspension of assistance, terminal-illness guidance, offences, tribunal reviews, and tribunal membership rules.
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Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Act 2023
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The Act creates the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland and sets out duties to publish plans, consult before finalising key documents, report annually, and investigate health care safety issues, alongside limits, reporting duties, and confidentiality rules.
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