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Mr Balfour also acknowledged the call by the Finance and Public Administration Committee for a moratorium on the creation of any new SPCB-supported bodies, or expansion of current remits, but set out his belief that this should not be “until disabled people have been given the same chance as other groups to benefit from a champion who speaks on their behalf...
Conversely, those in support of the Bill also frequently highlighted other jurisdictions as examples of where assisted dying legislation has not expanded. Oregon, New Zealand and Victoria were used as examples.
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Action 1, to be taken forward immediately, is to encourage voluntary reporting of all scope 3 emission categories, where relevant and applicable, for all local authorities. The new statutory guidance, currently under development, will include the group 1 categories as a suggested best practice ‘baseline’ for inclusion in the annual reportin...
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In its written evidence, GEOAmey states that its “rate of staff attrition rose markedly during April 2021”, and that the social distancing measures in place made it difficult to “move new recruits though the necessary induction modules to fill the vacancies” le...
Social Justice and Social Security Committee, Official Report, 16 May 2024, Col 12-13
Members wanted to know how eligible people will be encouraged to take up this new benefit. The Cabinet Secretary stated that as well as a simpler and more dignified application system and support from local delivery teams in community venues and people's homes, the Scottis...
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28 February 2024
We acknowledge that the Scottish Government already has some existing legislative levers (for example in relation to producer responsibility) and that some other actions can be taken forward without new legislation, as set out in the Scottish Government?