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Under agenda item 3, we are considering three instruments, on which no points have been raised.
Absent Voting at Scottish Parliament and Local Government Elections (Signature Refresh) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2025 [Draft]
Budget (Scotland) Act 2025 Amendment Regulations 2025 [Draft]
Early Release of Prisoners (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [Draft]
Is the committee content that no reporting grounds are engaged?
Members indicated agreement.
At this stage, Oliver Mundell would like to make a statement.
I want to make it clear that I do not support the Early Release of Prisoners (Scotland) Regulations 2025. I believe that it is a disproportionate use of power and that such matters should not be decided by delegated legislation.
Thank you for that.