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This decision was taken in response to the Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Act 2021 which provides that the Scottish Parliament will not be dissolved until 5 May 2021 to permit the Parliament to meet to legislate for a new polling date if required.
The remit of the Committee is to consider and report on matters falling under the responsibilities of ...
This decision was taken in response to the Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Act 2021 which provides that the Scottish Parliament will not be dissolved until 5 May 2021 to permit the Parliament to meet to legislate for a new polling date if required.
The report includes the previous membership of the Committee during the reporting year:
Annie Wells MS...
The Committee agreed to take further evidence on the content of the TCA and, in particular, from a range of stakeholders representing sectors of the economy which will be impacted by the new EU-UK trading relationship established by the TCA on 1 January 2021.
Committee reports
Date published:
25 February 2021
The regulations are intended to reduce the pressure faced by justice social work (JSW) services within local authorities, increasing available capacity to help ensure that existing orders can be completed within timescales expected by courts and any new orders that are imposed can commence promptly.
Committee reports
Date published:
18 February 2021
The regulations follow on from the Single Use Carrier Bag Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014, which introduced a minimum charge of 5 pence for each new single-use carrier bag sold by retailers in Scotland from October 2014.
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The rest of the consultation responses, not all of which were supportive of the proposed new powers, are discussed in more detail later in the briefing.
According to the Explanatory Notes:
The Bill’s provisions create a new limit on the effect of legislation made in exercise of devolved legislative or executive competence”, and that any requirements passed by the devolved legislatures “that would impede operation of the UK internal market will have no effect.
For example, following the first meeting of the Specialised Committee on the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland the EU stated:
A new partnership can only be built on the faithful and effective implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement.