Justice Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013

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Subordinate Legislation

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Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Scottish Public Authorities) Amendment Order 2013 (SSI 2013/126)

The next item of business is consideration of three Scottish statutory instruments that are subject to negative procedure. The amendment order, with which the Subordinate Legislation Committee is content, adds a number of organisations to schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to require them to comply with the act. If members have no comments, are we content to make no recommendation in relation to this amendment order?

Members indicated agreement.

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Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2013 (SSI 2013/128)

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Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013 (SSI 2013/129)

The orders will apply increases to pension contribution rates of firefighters who are members of the pension schemes that are set out in each order. The difference in the schemes relates to when a firefighter joined the service.

The Subordinate Legislation Committee has drawn the orders to Parliament's attention on the ground that they were not laid within the required timescale of at least 28 days before they come into force. Although that committee was content with the explanation that was given in the letter from the Scottish ministers to the Presiding Officer, this committee is required under standing orders to consider any letters to the Presiding Officer on the breach of laying requirements. The letter in question can be found on page 9 of paper J/S4/13/14/2.

If members have no comments on the orders or on the letter to the Presiding Officer, are we content to make no recommendation in relation to the two orders?

Members indicated agreement.

11:08 Meeting continued in private until 11:20.