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That kind of audit trail will take this consultation to a new level of conversation.I see that Mr Whitton is amused by that, but taking consultation to a new level is probably a very healthy thing to do.
This raises questions regarding arrangements for scrutiny of both the primary legislation implementing the agreement and the subsequent legislation (most likely secondary) required to comply with the new obligations for dynamic regulatory alignment of the UK with the EU.
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The Scottish Government’s written submission states that the UK Government’s “tone and approach to EU relations has shifted significantly since the 2024 General Election and the new...
Much of the detail around the right is left to secondary legislation.
This new right of access is not to be confused with children's advocacy services, associated with the children's hearing system, and discussed later in relation to section 14 and section 18 of the Bill.
Retrieved from https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/737/contents/made [accessed 24 February 2026]:
dissolve the Parliament and require an extraordinary general election to be held;
require the poll to be held on the day proposed; and
require the new Parliament to meet within seven days beginning immediately after polling day.1legislation.gov.uk. (1998)....
Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2026
iiDraft Climate Change Plan, Annex 2, pg 128 The draft Plan states that: "The uneven age profile of Scotland’s forests (a mixture of new planting with younger trees, older trees reaching their sequestration capacity and timber harvest removal) means the level of carbon removal by Scotland’s forests will fluctuate.
You might put into savings ... or you might hold in your bank account because you want to build up … to buy a car or you need to fix the roof in your house or you want to buy a new house…. Operating cash is what's left at the end.
Committee reports
Date published:
18 February 2026
It states that its intention is to make clear that actions or conduct that took place prior to the commencement of the provisions will not fall within the scope of the new offence, noting that offences under the 2021 Act can consist of a single act or a course of conduct.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 February 2026
The intention is that Professor Lombardi will be replaced early in the new parliamentary session.
Professor Roy’s first term as Chair of the SFC ends on 31 May 2026.
As with the section 2(2) proposal, information requesters who gave evidence tended to support this provision for Parliament to scrutinise section 5 reports with the view that it would incentivise the designation of public authorities. mysociety suggested that parliamentary scrutiny of the reports “would have a meaningful value” as "[r]ather than reporting ‘no new designations’, the report is more likely to be a reasoned acceptance or decline of a recommendation from the Information Commissioner.”iimysociety. (2025).