This report containts the Committee's consideration of only those proposals contained in the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill that fall within its remit, that is, in the main, the simplification of public bodies including the abolition of the Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland (HEACS) (Part 1), the order-making powers in respect of public bodies (Part 2), the establishment of Creative Scotland (Part 3) and the provisions in relation to social work and care services, including the establishment of Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS) as a replacement for the Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA) and the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (Care Commission) (Parts 4 and 6). The Committee’s conclusions on each of these aspects of the Bill are contained within the relevant section of the report.
Read this report here: Report on Stage 1 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill
Published: 12 October 2009