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Fisheries management measures within Scottish inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and proposed Priority Marine Feature (PMF) management areas
Scottish Ministers have committed to delivering fisheries management measures for existing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) where these are not already in place and key biodiversity locations outwith the MPA network. This is in line with the Scottish Government's vision for the marine environment, for clean, healthy, safe, productive and diverse seas; managed to meet the long term needs of nature and people. This consultation is seeking views and comments on fisheries management options... MoreOpened 14 September 2026 -
Review of the Scottish Pubs Code and Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator
A tied pub is owned by a pub-owning business and leased to a tenant. Tenants must buy some or all of their products and services ("the tie") from the pub-owning business (their landlord) or someone nominated by the pub-owning business. Ties can include, for example, beer and products and services are often charged at a higher cost than on the open market. In return, tenants sometimes pay lower rent and may receive other support from the pub-owning business. In 2025, the Scottish Pubs... MoreOpened 10 September 2026 -
Price controls on essential food items: draft legislative provisions
This consultation seeks your views on the proposed introduction of legal price caps on essential food items. This would include a cap on the price of certain goods sold by large supermarkets chains in their stores or online. We are seeking your views on this proposal, and also on the design of any scheme introduced so that it delivers maximum benefit for people in Scotland. Read the consultation paper . The consultation paper contains full background information for this... MoreOpened 1 September 2026 -
Restricting mobile phones in Scotland's schools
In 2024, the Scottish Government published guidance to support schools to manage the use of mobile phones in schools. This was updated in June 2026 , to further encourage education authorities and school leaders to limit the personal use of mobile phones in their schools. This could include a full ban in schools during the school day. The guidance is non-statutory. This means that education authorities and schools must consider it but can decide how to apply the guidance. This means... MoreOpened 25 August 2026 -
Updates to the Code of Practice for the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
Background The Scottish Government is consulting on proposed updates to parts of volume 1 of the Code of Practice made under section 274 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”), focusing specifically on the use of restraint and seclusion. This consultation seeks views on proposed guidance that would be included in a new chapter to volume 1 of the Code of Practice to support safe and rights‑based practice when restraint and seclusion are... MoreOpened 6 August 2026 -
Scottish building safety levy - technical consultation
This consultation seeks views on approaches for the floorspace methodology for the Scottish Building Safety Levy (referred to as 'The Levy' in this consultation), options for refining the tax base through further exemptions or reliefs, and payment flexibilities for certain development types. This will enable the Scottish Government to obtain views from the public and professional experts to inform the final design and delivery of the Levy, in advance of the introduction date of 1 April... MoreOpened 31 July 2026 -
Building Regulations: The Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard: Stage 2
Scottish building regulations set minimum standards applicable to new buildings and to new work to existing buildings. In December 2022, Ministers committed to give effect to Alex Rowley MSP's Proposed Domestic Building Environmental Standards (Scotland) Bill to deliver ‘a Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard’. Stakeholder e ngagement commenced in January 2023 and an industry Working Group was formed in June 2023. In July 2024 our stage one consultation ... MoreOpened 24 July 2026 -
Five proposed joint UK Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) for Pelagic Stocks
We are seeking your views on five proposed Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) for pelagic fish stocks. FMPs are published under the Fisheries Act 2020 and set out how fisheries will be managed to ensure stocks are fished sustainably now and in the future. The UK fisheries authorities (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland) will prepare... MoreOpened 22 July 2026 -
Legal aid reform
Why Reform? The Scottish Government is consulting on a new Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill to modernise the legal aid system and create a simpler, more sustainable and user-focused framework for publicly funded legal assistance. While Scotland's legal aid system remains broad in scope and demand-led, concerns have been raised about accessibility, complexity, sustainability and the system's ability to respond to changing need. Vision for Reform The proposals aim to... MoreOpened 21 July 2026 -
Registration services: Fees review
National Records of Scotland (NRS) want to hear your views about our proposed changes to the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our propsols are intended to ensure that registration service fees better reflect the costs of delivering these public services and remain sustainable. NRS is a non-ministerial department in the Scottish Administration that supports and carries out the functions of the Registrar General for Scotland. A key... MoreOpened 13 July 2026 -
Proposed changes to SSSC registration requirements
Social services is one of Scotland’s largest sectors, employing approximately 210,000 individuals across social work, social care and children and young people’s services – making up roughly 8% of Scotland’s employed population. Those working in social services are often supporting the most vulnerable members of our society. It is vital that they are equipped with the appropriate skills, behaviours, values and approaches to enable them to undertake this work. Registration... MoreOpened 2 July 2026
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