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The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Withdrawal Act) which repealed the legislation which brought the UK into the EU also brought changes to the devolution settlement.
Under the new rules (section 30A of the Scotland Act 1998), the Scottish Parliament has to comply with "retained EU law" - in other words the EU law (and UK domestic law implementing it)...
Committee reports
Date published:
22 February 2022
CBI Scotland also suggest that the internal market “is critical to maintain attractiveness to foreign investment across the UK and to maximise opportunities from new trade deals as they are agreed.”The UK Internal Market | Scottish Parliament Website
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) continues to “advocate for the avoidance of barriers to trading within t...
Committee reports
Date published:
22 February 2022
Consent to secondary legislation in devolved areas
One of the constitutional consequences of the post-EU legislative arrangements is that the UK Government has many new secondary powers to make statutory instruments that include provisions within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.
There is currently effectively a level playing field across the UK in respect of late payment of commercial debts legislation, which provides for payment periods between businesses of 60 days (or more by agreement), and 30 days for public bodies to businesses. No new legislation is considered necessary to maintain this approach.
Sandy Brindley agreed with Mr Renucci’s view that a hierarchical approach was not appropriate for the prosecution of serious sexual assaults but stated that the “way to address such concerns is to remove the 10-year sentencing limit that is proposed for the new court”. Ms Brindley added that much could be learned from the domestic abuse courts, in terms of ...
The driver behind this legislative change was a new provision in the US Marine Mammal Protection Act expected from 2022, requiring that nations exporting commercial fish and fish products to the US are held to the same standards as US commercial fisheries, where the taking of marine mammals is prohibited.
New international priorities
The Scottish Government has sought to develop closer links with the Arctic (set out in Arctic Connections: Scotland's Arctic policy framework published in September 2019).
It is estimated that there will be an 8% worsening of the incidence of mental health disorders (particularly anxiety and mood disorders and in young people and women).
The challenges will be meeting new demand and remobilising services but there is the opportunity for more individualised approaches.
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ACC Williams told the Sub-Committee that Police Scotland envisages early engagement with the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, as new technologies “represent a developmental area that requires clear governance, oversight and reassurance".iiJustice Sub-Committee on Policing, Of...
When the Committee undertook its inquiry into Hidden Lives - New Beginnings: Destitution, asylum and insecure immigration status in Scotland in 2016-17, it learned a lot about the precarious lives of individuals and families who were barely surviving; without shelter and relying on charities to feed and house them.