Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
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Contents
- Attendance
- Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure
- Instruments subject to Negative Procedure
- Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure
- Instrument and Document laid for Consultation
Instruments subject to Negative Procedure
Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/25)
The first instrument for consideration under agenda item 2 is SSI 2020/25, which makes provision to annually uprate various allowances, premiums and deductions in the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/303), which are known as the working age regulations, and the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/319), which are known as the pension age regulations. Together, those are referred to as the principal regulations.
Regulations 3 and 4 of SSI 2020/25 incorrectly refer to regulation 23A of the working age regulations. Instead, they should refer to regulation 22A of those regulations.
Does the committee wish to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament on the general reporting ground because of the incorrect reference to regulation 23A?
Members indicated agreement.
Does the committee wish to note the Scottish Government’s commitment to correct the error when the working age regulations are next amended?
Members indicated agreement.
Members will recall that the committee has previously called for the principal regulations to be consolidated. The Scottish Government’s commitment to correct the error in SSI 2020/25 when the working age regulations are next amended indicates an intention to continue to update those regulations rather than undertake the consolidation exercise that the committee considers necessary.
Does the committee therefore wish to write to the Scottish Government to ask for an update on any consolidation plans in relation to the principal regulations?
Members indicated agreement.
Carer’s Allowance Up-rating (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/32)
No points have been raised on SSI 2020/32. Is the committee content with the instrument?
Members indicated agreement.