Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee,
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Official Report
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Subordinate Legislation
Period to Prepare and Adoption Allowances Scheme (Scotland) Order 2009 (SSI 2009/168)
Item 2 is consideration of a negative Scottish statutory instrument relating to the implementation of the Adoption and Children Act (Scotland) 2007. It is one of a series of SSIs relating to the 2007 act that will come to the committee over the coming months. Committee members will be aware that no motion to annul the order has been lodged.
The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the order at its meeting of 19 May. Its report draws the Parliament's attention to two drafting points, which are set out in paragraph 8 of the committee paper. It is worth making the point that a drafting error has been made in the SSI. Given that we will receive a series of instruments relating to the 2007 act over the next few months, it would be helpful if parliamentary draftspeople and Scottish Government officials made greater efforts to ensure that the information that they supply is accurate.
Does the committee agree that it has no recommendation to make on the order?
Members indicated agreement.