Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
Overview
The Bill requires the Scottish Ministers and certain public bodies (referred to in the Bill as ‘relevant authorities’) to create Good Food Nation Plans.
The relevant authorities identified in the Bill are health boards and local authorities (or councils). Other public bodies may be required to produce plans in the future.
The Scottish Ministers and relevant authorities need to have regard to these plans when carrying out certain functions. These functions will be set out by the Scottish Ministers in secondary legislation that will be considered by the Parliament.
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill as introduced (470KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
The Bill was passed on 15 June 2022 and became an Act on 26 July 2022
Contents
Overview
The Bill requires the Scottish Ministers and certain public bodies (referred to in the Bill as ‘relevant authorities’) to create Good Food Nation Plans.
The relevant authorities identified in the Bill are health boards and local authorities (or councils). Other public bodies may be required to produce plans in the future.
The Scottish Ministers and relevant authorities need to have regard to these plans when carrying out certain functions. These functions will be set out by the Scottish Ministers in secondary legislation that will be considered by the Parliament.
Read more about this in the explanatory notes. (141KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
Why the Bill was created
The Bill was created to support the ambition of the Scottish Government that Scotland becomes a ‘Good Food Nation’.
The Scottish Government has a vision that by 2025 Scotland will be “a Good Food Nation, where people from every walk of life take pride and pleasure in, and benefit from, the food they produce, buy, cook, serve, and eat each day.”
Read more about this in the policy memorandum. (235KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021