Health, Social Care and Sport Committee (Virtual)

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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Subordinate Legislation

Abortion (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/457)

Item 4 is consideration of a negative instrument. The regulations amend the Abortion (Scotland) Regulations 1991 to enable the notice of termination that is sent to the chief medical officer to be given electronically and to extend the deadline for giving notice. They also reduce the amount of information that must be provided as part of the notification.

The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the instrument and made no recommendations, and no motions to annul have been received in relation to it.

I see that no member wishes to make any comment. Therefore, I propose that the committee makes no recommendations in relation to the instrument.

As no member objects, we agree to that approach.

At our next meeting, on 18 January, the committee will take evidence from stakeholders as part of our inquiry into the health and wellbeing of children and young people. We will also take evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care on the provisional common framework on public health protection and health security.

That concludes the public part of today’s meeting.