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Not Broken, but Breaking: the Churning Inside Holyrood’s Engine Room

MSPs propose committees be smaller, with seven to 10 members, and suggest conveners be directly elected to improve scrutiny and accountability after the next election.

Summary by The Herald Scotland
A new Holyrood report warns that Scotland’s Parliament is being hampered by ineffective committees, party loyalty, and a failure to follow…

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The Herald ScotlandThe Herald Scotland
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Not broken, but breaking: the churning inside Holyrood’s engine room

A new Holyrood report warns that Scotland’s Parliament is being hampered by ineffective committees, party loyalty, and a failure to follow…

·Scotland, United Kingdom
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The NationalThe National
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Time right for Holyrood to consider elected committee conveners, say MSPs

HOLYROOD could have elected committee conveners for the first time after next May’s Scottish elections – with a report insisting the “time is…

·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Holyrood WebsiteHolyrood Website

Holyrood should elect committee conveners, MSPs recommend

The Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee has published a report on improving scrutiny

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Holyrood Website broke the news in on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
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