This report sets out the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's consideration of a Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) at its meeting on 21 March 2023. The minutes of the meeting have been published on the Committee's webpages. The Official Report of the meeting will be published on the Committee's webpages in due course.

The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 Amendment Regulations 2023 [draft] were laid on 21 February 2023. The instrument is subject to the affirmative procedure (Rule 10.6).

The policy note states that the purpose of the instrument is to—

fix missed and incorrect cross-references in the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019, which came about because of stage 2 and stage 3 amendments made when the Bill was passing through Parliament.

It further notes that these corrections are needed so all provisions of the Act which refer to other provisions do this properly so the Act can be given full effect.

The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (DPLR) considered the instrument at its meeting on 28 February 2023. The DPLR Committee agreed that it did not need to draw the Parliament’s attention to the instrument on any grounds within its remit.

It is for the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee to recommend to the Parliament whether the Regulations should be approved.

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, has, by motion S6M-07988 proposed that the Committee recommends approval of the Regulations.

The Committee took evidence from the Minister for Public health, Women's Health and Sport ("the Minister") at its meeting on 21 March 2023.

Following the evidence session, the Minister moved motion S6M-07988—That the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recommends that the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 Amendment Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to without division or dissent.