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Much of this difference is explained by the introduction by the Scottish Government of new social security payments which would not be expected to be covered by the BGA, because they are unique to Scotland, such as the Scottish Child Payment.
Summary
Since the beginning of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Scottish Parliament has had to adapt to new ways of working. This briefing examines how the Parliament has adapted to ensure that it can operate safely whilst continuing to function as a legislature at a time of national emergency.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 November 2021
Introduction
In the previous session, the Scottish Parliament agreed a new process for budget scrutiny based on the recommendations of the Budget Process Review Group.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 November 2021
These duties include:
assessing the impact of new or revised policies or practices on the needs set out in the public sector equality duty;
publishing equality outcomes and reporting on progress on meeting those outcomes;
reporting on mainstreaming equality;
publishing information on the gender pay gap and equal pay;
gathering employee information in relati...
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Due to the impact of COVID-19, this guidance will now be published “when all pupils have returned to school, or at the earliest opportunity in the new Parliamentary term”.
Establish a working group to address wider concerns about the disaggregation and use of data by sex and gender.
The remit of the inquiry was to identify and address current and future challenges and opportunities in the procurement of new vessels to support Scotland’s ferries network.
Although there are limits to what the Scottish Government can do, it does have powers to set the level of Scottish benefits, top-up reserved benefits and create new benefits in devolved areas.
Scottish Government covid funding was mainly provided in the form of discretionary payments.
The Committee notes that the Climate Change Act creates considerable new reporting requirements and scrutiny challenges that should engage all relevant committees.
We are supportive of what the Bill seeks to achieve and think that there is merit in exploring these issues more fully in the new Parliamentary session.
The Bill will fall at the end of the current Parliamentary session.