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He wished to see "experts talking to experts" in the justice domain and hoped that the Home Office's new "senior steering groups" would deliver some of these expert exchanges.[12] He added the following on the pro-active steps that the Scottish Government could take to articulate its views on common frameworks2Justice Committee. (2018, September 11).
VAT
The SFC has revised down its Scottish assigned VAT forecasts due to the emergence of new data since December 2018. The forecasts incorporate small revisions to historic VAT assignment outturn estimates, which were published by HMRC on the same day as the MTFS1HM Revenue and Customs. (2019).
There is one revised delegated power in the Bill as amended at Stage 2-
Section 1(3) – particulars about transgender status and history may be gathered in census (new section 8(1A)(b) of the 1920 Act)
Recommendation
The Committee reports that it is content with the amended delegated power in section 8(1A)(b) of the Census Act 1920, as substituted by sectio...
The Bill is now at Stage 2 and amendments are being lodged to update and reflect the new advice from the CCC.
As part of its scrutiny, the Committee agreed the following timetable for consideration of the Bill at Stage 2:
Tues 14 MayCCC gives evidence to the Committee Tues 21 May Scottish Government (Cabinet Secretary) gives evidence to the CommitteeTues 28...
The Committee raised the following concerns –
A need for clarity over the roles and responsibilities of the various watchdogs;
A suggestion for greater monitoring of NHS boards by external bodies with regards to risk assessment;
The development of electronic surveillance systems at a national level to improve intelligence;
The depth of staffing shortages in cleaning and infection control teams as well as microbiology across NHS boards;
The way infection risk is considered in the design and commissioning of new...
In particular, the pre-Budget report recommended further scrutiny is required on the Scottish Government's approach to new revenue raising powers included within the Budget - for example, taxation - and any potential risks arising from forecasting errors.
The Committee agreed to write to the Government with questions on a number of the revised and new delegated powers provisions.iLetter dated 20 February 2019 available here.
The Scottish Government indicated that the new governance arrangements proposed in the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill would respond to the weaknesses identified in the discussion paper.
The Committee heard that these provisions must contribute towards multi-modal travel, making it cheaper, clearer and easier for passengers (including tourists) to use public transport, offering a range of payment methods to ensure transport is accessible for all and making the best use of new technologies.
The Committee is aware of the ongoing challenges in...
Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2019
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