The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) (Scotland) Order 2021 [draft] was laid before the Parliament on 18 January 2021 and referred to the Health and Sport Committee.

The Regulations are subject to the affirmative procedure (Rule 10.6).

At its meeting on 2 February 2021, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the instrument and determined that it did not need to draw the attention of the Parliament to the instrument on any grounds within its remit.

It is for the Health and Sport Committee to recommend to the Parliament whether the regulations should be approved.

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport has, by motion S5M-23920 proposed that the Committee recommends the approval of the Regulations.

At its meeting on the 9 February 2021, the Committee took evidence on The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) (Scotland) Order 2021 [draft] from—

• Mairi Gougeon, Minister for Public Health and Sport;

• Iain MacAllister, Deputy Director, Mental Health and Social Care Directorate;

• Paula Richardson, Team Leader, Mental Health and Social Care Directorate; and

• Carolyn Magill, Solicitor, Head of Social Care, NHS Workforce and Structures Unit, Scottish Government

Following the evidence session, Mairi Gougeon moved motion S5M-23920 —

That the Health and Sport Committee recommends that the The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) (Scotland) Order 2021 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to.

The evidence taken and debated held at the meeting on this instrument can be found in the Official Report (when available)