Firefighters’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/113)
Police Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/114)
Our next item of business is consideration of two negative statutory instruments, which relate to pensions for police officers or firefighters. In relation to the instrument on police pensions, I declare an interest as a retired police officer.
I refer members to papers 3 and 4, which set out the purpose of the instruments. I note that the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee made a series of recommendations about the drafting of both instruments, some of which the Scottish Government does not seem to have responded to. Therefore, irrespective of whether the committee agrees that the instruments should come into force, I think that we should write to the Scottish Government to ask why there has been no response. Do members agree to that proposal?
Members indicated agreement.
As members have no other recommendations to make in relation to the instruments, are we content that they come into force?
Members indicated agreement.
That brings the public part of the meeting to a close. Next week, we will continue to take evidence as part of our inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons. We now move into private session.
12:13 Meeting continued in private until 12:41.Previous
Substance Misuse in Prisons