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Section 23: Eligibility to apply for a next of kin payment: exceptional circumstances 50. This section provides that a person may apply for permission to apply for a next of kin payment due to exceptional circumstances. 51.
Just a few weeks ago, the REF results that I mentioned showed that eight of our top 10 performers improved at a slower rate than comparator universities in the rest of the UK.
Committee reports
Date published:
18 November 2025
Cost effectiveness of the Scottish Child Payment
In its written submission, the PIC argued that the cost-effectiveness of SCP needs to be compared against alternative ways of achieving the same aim.
A similar power is contained in section 14 of the 1990 Act, except that the Secretary of State is required to consult SE or HIE before giving the relevant body a direction.
Section 3 sets out the general rule that statutory obligations to pay money are covered by five year prescription. Section 3 also excepts certain statutory obligations to pay money from the general rule.