Agenda item 6 is consideration of another Scottish Government response to a committee report. Members will have seen the briefing paper and the response from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, in which the Government makes a commitment to lodge a stage 2 amendment on the delegated powers under section 122. Therefore, the committee will consider the bill again once stage 2 has been completed.
I welcome the Government’s commitment to meet the committee’s concerns about the power in section 122 and to introduce an amendment in that regard. I am disappointed that that is the only response that we have received, but there it is. It is perhaps a matter of regret that the Government has not taken more notice of our concerns, but that is a matter for it.
Thank you. Members have no further comments.