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Forest tracks and private ways are usually covered by 'permitted development'.
The requirements for planting new forests and woodlands depend on the size and location of the proposed site, and whether grant funding is sought.
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Date published:
15 September 2023
The role of the courts in the Bill
The Bill makes provision for a wide range of court powers in relation to trusts. This includes some new powers for the sheriff courts in appointing and removing trustees.
Extending the scheme in the way proposed would require notification to creditors affected, increasing the burden on money advisers and requiring the development of new IT systems2Scottish Government. (2022).
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Children's Hearings Scotland stated that it would therefore be helpful to further clarify how these new measures will be implemented, monitored and reviewed and how the measures will protect children at risk of offending and/or at risk of harm.Children's Hearings Scotland written evidence
In its written evidence, Children's Hearings Scotland and SCRA also h...
The UK Government wrote to the Scottish Government on 19 May 2023 seeking consent to the amendments which the Government tabled on 10 May 2023. This request covers the new powers which are conferred on the Scottish Ministers by those amendments.
Prescribed burning of moorland in Scotland is usually referred to as muirburn, and there are four main land management objectives which apply:
“To produce a continuous supply of vigorous and nutritious new growth, by removing accumulated dead and woody plant material which makes the vegetation unpalatable and indigestible for grazing animals;
“To maintain m...
This consisted of face-to-face training for all prosecutors and a specifically designed e-learning package. All new members of the COPFS undertake training and it is also provided to victim information and advice staff.xIbid, c34.
Although this is an existing criterion for trustee disqualification and is not one of the new criteria introduced by the Bill, evidence the Committee heard indicated witnesses needed more clarity about this.
This approach is part of the extensive package of transparency and scrutiny measures that the Government has put in place for new trade agreements.
UK Parliament. (2023, April 17).