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Stage 1 report: Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
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Published: Tuesday 23 Sep 2025 (HSCSS062025R07)
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Executive summary
Introduction
Overview of the Bill
Background to the Bill
Legal position
Alcohol and drug services in Scotland
Scottish Government work
Current public health situation in Scotland
Provisions of the Bill
Right to recovery
Duties of Scottish Ministers
Final provisions
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee consideration
Issues raised in the Call for Views
Consideration by other committees
Interaction with the existing legal framework
Prevention and early intervention
Setting a precedent for other areas of treatment
A whole-family approach
A trauma-informed approach
A multi-disciplinary approach
Resource implications
Impact on priorities
Impact on workforce
Cost and resource
Risk of litigation
Enforcement
Language and definitions
Requiring a diagnosis of addiction
Advocacy
Requirement for in-person appointments
Abstinence versus harm reduction
Timescales for accessing treatment
Recommendation on the general principles of the Bill
Annexe A: Extracts from Committee minutes
Annexe B: Evidence and information gathered
Oral evidence (and associated submissions and correspondence)
Other correspondence
Notes of fact-finding visits and engagement activity
SPICe briefings and blogs
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