Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Official Report
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Public Bodies Act Consent Memorandum
Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 [Draft]
Item 3 is consideration of a Public Bodies Act 2011 consent memorandum in relation to the Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014.
As members might be aware, the background to this is the abolition of the National Consumer Council, whose functions will be transferred to the citizens advice service south of the border and in Scotland. Also, some functions that are currently exercised by the OFT will be transferred to Citizens Advice Scotland from 1 April 2014.
The issue seems reasonably straightforward. We have had a letter from Citizens Advice Scotland, which welcomes the draft motion and asks us to support it. I am happy to hear from members if you want to raise issues or make comment; if not, I take it that there is general assent. Does the committee agree to recommend to the Parliament that the forthcoming motion be approved?
Members indicated agreement.
Are members happy to leave to the convener and clerk the drafting and publication of a short factual report, which will set out the committee’s deliberations and decisions?
Members indicated agreement.
11:46
Meeting continued in private until 12:05.