Date: 29th October 2018
Time: 09:15 - 16:00
Location:
NASUWT Centre
35 Young Street North Lane
EDINBURGH
EH2 4JD
CPD Hours: 5hours
This one-day training course will update participants on the powers of the Scottish Parliament, how it makes laws and how professionals can engage in the legislative process.
As devolution approaches its twentieth year, it has never been more important to understand how the Scottish Parliament works.
Recent years have seen unprecedented constitutional change, including: devolution of further powers with the Scotland Acts 2012 and 2016; Scottish Independence and European Union referendums; and for the first time, Holyrood refused consent for Westminster legislation - the EU Withdrawl Bill - in May 2018.
Attend this essential event to get an up-to-date brief on how the Scottish Parliament operates in law and practice, how to engage with the institution and where the legislative process in Scotland goes next.
- Improve your understanding of what the Scottish Parliament does in practice
- Get an up-to-date brief on the latest developments and changes to the parliament’s powers
- Learn about the policy-making system, key actors (internal and external) and how they interrelate
- Consider the implementation of the Lobbying Act and Registrar, six months on
- Enhance your ability to engage with and influence the legislative process
Organisational benefit:
Organisations will get invaluable insights into the legislative process in Scotland and how to engage effectively with the key institutions, actors and stakeholders
- Sir Paul Grice, Clerk and Chief Executive, Scottish Parliament
- Judith Morrison, Head of Legal Services, Procurement and Audit Group, and Principal Solicitor, Scottish Parliament
- Kezia Dugdale MSP, Member for Lothian, and former Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
- Liam Kerr MSP, Member for North East Scotland, and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Scottish Conservatives
- Jane Williams, Senior Assistant Clerk, Finance and Constitution Committee, Scottish Parliament
- Michael P. Clancy OBE, Director of Law Reform, Law Society of Scotland
- Professor Nicola McEwen, Professor of Territorial Politics, and Associate Director, Centre on Constitutional Change, The University of Edinburgh. Research Leader, ESRC UK in a Changing Europe
- Mark Lazarowicz, Advocate, Terra Firma Chambers, and Co-author, The Scottish Parliament: Law and Practice 2018
- James Drummond, Assistant Lobbying Registrar, The Scottish Parliament
- Roderick Campbell MCIArb, Advocate, Ampersand Advocates, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Kenny MacAskill, former Member of the Scottish Parliament, and former Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Scottish Government (Chair)
