Use upper case if you’re referring to a specific Act. Use lower case as a concept. For example:
'The Budget (Scotland) Act 2022.'
'Some acts become law straight after Royal Assent.
Use upper case if you’re referring to a specific bill. Use lower case as a concept. For example:
‘Housing Reform Bill’
'Most bills that the Scottish Parliament looks at are introduced by the Scottish Government.'
Use upper case if you’re referring to a title or specific Cabinet Secretary. Use lower case as a concept. For example: ‘Humza Yousaf was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care in May 2021.’
Lower case. Use the phrase ‘call for views’ rather than ‘call for evidence’.
Upper case when referring to the Debating Chamber of the Scottish Parliament.
Lower case.
Upper case when referring to the thing itself but use sentence case when referring to the code MSPs have to follow.
Lower case unless as part of the full name ‘Education and Skills Committee’.
Upper case.
Upper case.
Use ‘COVID-19’ instead of 'Coronavirus' or 'Covid-19' or other variations.
Upper case and first two words hyphenated.
Lower case and first two words hyphenated.
Upper case.
Lower case.
Use 'inquiry' instead.
Lower case.
Lower case unless it’s a full title. For example: ‘the Scottish Government’. Also use ‘Welsh Government’ as it’s the full title.
Upper case.
Upper case.
Lower case. Use instead of ‘enquiry’.
Lower case.
Lower case. Use ‘local councils’ not ‘local authorities’ or ‘councils’.
Upper case. Note the apostrophe placement.
Upper case for the full title, or when used with a name. Example: ‘Minister for Parliamentary Business’ or ‘Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth’. When used without the name, shortened titles are lower case. Example: ‘The health minister welcomed the research team.’
However, in certain contexts ‘the Scottish Ministers’ may have an argument for being capitalised as it’s a legal entity. ‘Scottish ministers’ though, should not be capitalised.
Lower case. See also ‘business motion’.
Upper case, but ‘MSPs’ if plural.
Upper case.
Use upper case if you’re referring to a specific parliament. Use lower case as a concept. For example:
'The Scottish Parliament'
'Many parliaments around the world have more than one chamber.'
Lower case, but upper case for a specific petition.
Upper case.
Upper case.
Lower case.
Use instead of ‘have your say’, ‘call for views’ or ‘written evidence’.
Lower case. Use ‘secondary legislation’ as preference.
Lower case.