The Committee discussed a paper on parliamentary privilege at its meeting on 23 February 2023.
Scottish Parliament paper on Parliamentary Privilege (248KB, pdf) posted 10 March 2023
Parliamentary privilege refers to the rights and immunities that protect Parliamentary proceedings and those who take part in them.
The Committee agreed to write to the individual political parties to seek their views on whether the current protections were sufficient.
The inquiry was discussed at the following Committee meetings: