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the Bill's provisions on aftercare and a register of foster carers were not in scope of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as restating these provisions in a new Act could potentially undermine "their overall effectiveness, clarity and workability"1Scottish Parliament. (2026, January 12)...
Committee reports
Date published:
25 February 2026
Council Tax (Dwellings and Part Residential Subjects) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/72)
This instrument enables owners or tenants to submit evidence of letting, or intention to let, a property as self‑catering holiday accommodation without needing an assessor’s request and introduces new deadlines for providing that evidence from 1 April 2...
uuId=312631632 John Trainer of Social Work Scotland also queried who would be tasked with implementing the new provisions, and querying "will mental health services or alcohol and drug recovery services start to say 'actually, that's not our responsibility - it's the responsibility of children's social work services' despite the fact that they will be part ...
Committee reports
Date published:
12 December 2025
Recommendations and conclusions were drawn and agreed collaboratively, rather than citizen experience being filtered through the committee.
A new approach to analysing budget documents, and to involving citizens, was trialled.
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