Question reference: S6W-09221
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 17 June 2022
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Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 28 June 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-08590 by Keith Brown on 6 June 2022, what improvements can be evidenced since the implementation of this new procedure of delivering reforms to support early resolution of summary cases, and (a) how and (b) when any such reductions in delays will be reported.
Answer
Progress on implementing the summary case reform pilot has been impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic and it is intended that the package of reforms will now be taken forward on a pilot basis recommencing in September 2022. The impact of the reforms will be closely monitored and reported on with a view to informing future rollout of the agreed reform arrangements.