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The Scottish Government has indicated that its position on the Bill is neutral, but has also said "it is our position that the Bill does not meet the Scottish Government's required threshold to warrant the creation of a new body."
The Committee also tweeted in both English and Gaelic to publicise its Parliamentary debate on its report, New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 in June 2023.
As part of its agreed approach on the HIV anti-stigma campaign/achieving zero new transmissions by 2030, the Committee agreed to hold private engagement sessions with people who are living with HIV.
Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/news/wrongful-post-office-convictions-to-be-quashed-through-landmark-legislation-13-march-2024 The explanatory notes published along with it comment that (para 25):2UK Parliament. (2024, April 30).
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Outline of Bill provisions
Part 1 of the Bill establishes the new SAT and contains the following provisions:
Chapter 1 – The tax: defines the tax and gives responsibility to Revenue Scotland to administer and collect the tax;
Chapter 2 – Key concepts: defines the fundamental concepts underlying the tax, including—
which aggregate is taxable,
which aggrega...
At Stage 2, amendments to the Bill included:
the introduction of a new section on standards and reporting on secure transportation
additional proposals for the provision of information and support to victims, including the establishment of a single point of contact
maximum penalties for breaching reporting restrictions around children's hearings cases incre...
Referring to how the rural development objectives of the LEADER programme could be carried forward through a new agriculture policy, Professor Sarah Skerratt of the Royal Society of Edinburgh stated—
My sense is that there is a need to be clear about the objectives and not to assume that the outcomes of one will be achieved through putting money into anothe...
Committee reports
Date published:
28 February 2024
It therefore says that the Scottish Government will "work with local government to set achievable, appropriate targets as part of the development of secondary regulations and consultation for new targets".iiPolicy Memorandum, paragraph 98.