The King and Queen attend Holyrood’s 25th anniversary event

Breaking the law – Not all laws were successfulpublished at 1:21pm British Summer Time on September 28th

13:21 BST September 28th

Kirsten Campbell
BBC Scotland Political Correspondent

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The 370 Acts of Parliament created include legislation to abolish tuition fees and bridge tariffs, to give communities the right to buy land and to make it an offense if you fail to clean up after your dog.

But not all laws were successful.

MSPs have had two attempts to ban fox hunting. Offensive behavior in the Football Bill, aimed at tackling sectarianism, had to be repealed and the Gender Recognition Reform Bill was blocked by the Westminster government.

The Supreme Court also ruled that draft legislation to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Charter of Local Self-Government into Scottish law in some respects exceeded Parliament’s powers and needed to be reconsidered.

At events marking the 25th anniversary, some people questioned whether Holyrood needed an audit chamber for better oversight.

Others argued the committee system needed to be strengthened, with elected conveners to ensure MSPs didn’t just rubber-stamp the wishes of the government in question. Holyrood’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee is conducting an inquiry into what could help committees work better.