Scottish Parliament

New article on parliamentary committee witnesses

Hugh Bochel and Anouk Berthier have a new article that consider the witnesses that appear before parliamentary committees in their scrutiny of government actions and legislation. The work...

Scottish Parliament’s Equality and Human Rights Committee considers witness figures

At its meeting on 7 November, the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee considered figures on witnesses to the Parliament’s committees during the 2018-19 year. The figures...

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Westminster Workshop on Gender Sensitive Scrutiny

On 17 June, Hugh Bochel participated in the CPA UK Westminster Workshop on Gender Sensitive Scrutiny, as part of a panel with Baroness Barker, Sarah Champion MP and...

Masters students visit Scottish Parliament

On 7 March 2019, Mark Bennister took two students from the MA module Comparative Legislatures to visit the Scottish Parliament. They were able to attend First Minister’s Questions,...

Catherine Bochel has article published on outcomes and petitions systems

Catherine Bochel has had an article on petitions systems published in Parliamentary Affairs. The use of formal petitions systems has become increasingly widespread in the UK. The systems...