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  • Vision for Kinship Care

    This consultation is seeking views on the Scottish Government’s working draft vision for kinship care, published on 22 December 2025. The consultation forms the basis for wider engagement and the vision statement will be revised following analysis of consultation responses. What is kinship care? Kinship care refers to situations when a child cannot live safely with their parent(s) and instead lives with someone they already know—such as a relative, close family friend,... More
    Opened 22 December 2025

  • Scottish Court Fees 2025-2027

    This consultation seeks views on a proposal to apply a 3% inflationary increase to all court fees from 1 April 2026, followed by a further 3% increase from 1 April 2027. The proposals set out modest, inflation-linked adjustments over the next two years, with court fee increases scheduled for April 2026 and April 2027. These changes are intended to provide a measured approach to maintaining sustainable funding for the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) while a wider... More
    Opened 23 December 2025

  • Family Law consultation

    This consultation seeks views on: Implementing the Scottish Law Commission's recommendations to improve cohabitants' rights following separation Cohabitant's rights where their partner dies without leaving a will Whether the minimum age of marriage and civil partnership should be raised from 16 to 18 and on extending the criminal offence of forced marriage or forced civil partnership Extending the simplified divorce and dissolution procedures in Scotland to include cases... More
    Opened 29 December 2025

  • Onshore electricity generation: increasing the threshold for applications under The Electricity Act

    We are consulting on increasing the 50 megawatt (MW) threshold which determines whether applications for onshore electricity generating stations are decided by Scottish Ministers or by the relevant planning authority. Background In Scotland, applications for onshore electricity generation projects are considered through two different routes. The Scottish Ministers are responsible for deciding applications to build, operate or modify onshore... More
    Opened 30 December 2025

  • Extension of Freedom of Information in (Scotland) Acts 2002 (FOISA) to private and third sector providers of care home and ‘care at home’ services

    The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) gives people important rights to ask for and receive information from government and public services in Scotland. In doing so it places clear obligations on Scottish public authorities to provide people with information about their work. Through this consultation, the Scottish Government is seeking views on whether these rights and obligations should, where possible, be extended to private and third sector (i.e. voluntary and... More
    Opened 5 January 2026

  • Water services: investing in and paying from 2027

    Scottish Water supplies clean water to 97% of households and businesses in Scotland and provides wastewater services to 93%. Scottish Water is a public corporation accountable to the Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Parliament. It is regulated to ensure services are efficient, meet mandatory standards and operate in an environmentally sustainable way. Customers fund these services and ongoing investment through charges collected alongside council tax. Plans for water and... More
    Opened 6 January 2026

  • The future of secure care and the single point of contact (SPOC) for victims in the Children's Hearings System

    Secure accommodation is a critical part of Scotland’s child welfare and justice systems. It is for a small number of children whose risks cannot be managed in any other setting and is one of the most intensive and restrictive forms of child care available in Scotland. This consultation seeks views on a transformative future for secure care, and for the children who may need its support, across the following inter-linked issues: The case(s) for the future... More
    Opened 8 January 2026

  • Draft Infrastructure Strategy 2027-2037

    The Scottish Government wants Scotland's infrastructure to be planned and delivered in a way that supports net zero and environmental sustainability, inclusive economic growth and resilient and sustainable places. Our ambition is to create a system that makes best use of existing assets, embraces innovation, and ensures investment decisions deliver long-term public value. Why this matters Infrastructure underpins the services and systems we all rely on, transport, health,... More
    Opened 13 January 2026

  • Scottish Building Regulations: Fire Safety review and Compliance: Call for Evidence

    This consultation seeks to obtain the views and opinions of stakeholders on a review of building standards and guidance relating to fire safety, and including work on the compliance plan approach, to help ensure the safety of people in and around Scotland's buildings. The consultation covers three main areas, as follows: the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report recommendations on fire safety, including a fundamental review of Section 2 (Fire) of the Technical Handbooks the... More
    Opened 16 January 2026
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