Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee, 25 Nov 2009
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Official Report
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Subordinate Legislation
Regulation of Care (Fitness of Employees in Relation to Care Services) (Scotland) (No 2) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/349)<br />Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (SSI 2009/350)
Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Transitory Provisions in Consequence of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007) Order 2009 (SSI 2009/375)
We move to the second agenda item, which is the consideration of subordinate legislation.
Members have three statutory instruments before them. As no member has a comment to make on the instruments, I highlight to the committee that there have been no motions to annul and that the Subordinate Legislation Committee made no recommendation in relation to SSI 2009/350. However, the Subordinate Legislation Committee determined that it needed to draw the attention of Parliament to SSI 2009/349 and SSI 2009/375 on a number of the grounds within its remit relating to drafting and clarity. That committee is going to pursue those grounds further with the Government because drafting has left a little to be desired in a number of pieces of subordinate legislation. Given the amount of time that is available to introduce amendments, there is a need for more clarity and better drafting skills to be utilised.
If there are no comments, does the committee agree that we have no recommendation to make on the three instruments?
Members indicated agreement.
I remind members that the next meeting of the committee is on Wednesday 2 December at 10 am.
Meeting closed at 12:24.