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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.
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).
It identifies the need to monitor and manage catchments at a national level and across sectors to identify key areas of concern and minimise the risk of new and existing pollutants reaching drinking water sources.3Scottish Government . (2023, November 21).
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He suggested that if a member was already an expert in a specific subject, they may be less open to new opinions and information.ivStandards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. (2025, April 3).
One of the most apparent gaps in the research is the lack of evidence about the impacts of climate change on social care, though a collaborative partnership including Adaptation Scotland is developing a new resource for the social care sector to build climate resilience.
Retrieved from https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/nearly-200-suspected-dog-thefts-in-scotland-in-2020-3322619 and “growing evidence of systematic dog theft through organised crime”8UK Government. (2021).