Resolves on the Bills page of the Scottish Parliament website (parliament.scot), which records the introduction date on the day of introduction. YES if a Bill titled Public Service Renewal (Scotland) Bill is recorded as introduced on or before 30 November 2026. A different title counts only if the Scottish Government confirms it is the same Bill. If that source has not published in time, BBC News and The Guardian reporting the introduction settle it.
We found nine Bills since 1999 that merged local public bodies. In each, the Scottish Executive or Scottish Government asked the Scottish Parliament to abolish a set of area bodies, or to merge them into one national body or into fewer bodies. We asked whether the change became law in the form first proposed. Changes made without a new Act, such as the 2013 college mergers, are left out because they are easier. So are plans that never became a Bill.