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The Scottish Parliament and law making
The Scottish Parliament and law making

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This free course was written by Carol Howells.

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Figure 1: © Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body http://www.parliament.scot/ Fol/ ScottishParliamentLicence20160404.pdf

Figure 2: © Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body http://www.parliament.scot/ Fol/ ScottishParliamentLicence20160404.pdf

Figure 3: © Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body http://www.parliament.scot/ Fol/ ScottishParliamentLicence20160404.pdf

Figure 4: © Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body http://www.parliament.scot/ Fol/ ScottishParliamentLicence20160404.pdf

Figure 5: © Adam Elder for Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body http://www.parliament.scot/ Fol/ ScottishParliamentLicence20160404.pdf

Figure 6: © Parliamentary Copyright https://www.parliament.uk/ site-information/ copyright-parliament/ open-parliament-licence/

Figure 7: Scotland Office Logo © Crown

Figure 8: © James Paine Henry Holland (Wikimedia Commons) https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 2.0/

Figure 9: © Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Figure 10: © Parliamentary Copyright https://www.parliament.uk/ site-information/ copyright-parliament/ open-parliament-licence/

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Box 2: extract from: Scotland Office and Mundell, D. (2015, 10 June). Power to set 2016 Scottish Parliamentary term to be handed over .From https://www.gov.uk/ government/ news/ power-to-set-2016-scottish-parliamentary-term-to-be-handed-over(c) Crown https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/

Box 3: extract from: Scottish Parliament. (2016).Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament (6th Edition)http://www.parliament.scot/ Parliamentaryprocedureandguidance/ CCEd06Rev01201605.pdf(c) Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body http://www.parliament.scot/ Fol/ ScottishParliamentLicence20160404.pdf

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