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Obviously, the committee must consider how that term transfers into the new legislation. The interpretation of the term “good management” in the act has involved the question of operating the business in such a way as to deliver growth in the business, to deliver capital growth in the assets and to turn that to account by delivering revenue—but doing so acc...
Section 52(1) – Guidance to local authorities on Discretionary Housing Payments
Power conferred on: The Scottish Ministers
Power exercisable by: Guidance
Revised or new: Existing and unamended
Parliamentary procedure: Laid, no procedure
Provision
Section 52(1) provides that local authorities must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministe...
'Economic Policy Performance' in The Scottish Economy: A Living Book, edited by K. Gibb et al.. London and New York: Routledge.. Scotland’s Economic Strategy of 2015 reiterated that productivity growth is seen as the route to income growth, and, contrary to previous strategies, stated that reducing inequality would result in faster economic growth.
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UNISON also highlighted the potential of longer–term proposals such as reform of local taxation -
We firmly believe that new local taxation that introduced a local property charge with proper re-evaluation of bandings and so on would place local authorities in a much more stable position.
It would seem preferable to replicate existing appeal rights in the new Bill. The Committee may wish to seek the Promoters’ views on removal of the existing statutory appeal mechanism.
Official report of Meeting 28 September 2022
19 April 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the new Minister for Transport.
Official Report of Meeting 19 April 2023
20 December 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Transport.
They could, for instance, be used to adopt every detail of future policies on agriculture, fisheries, trade with non-EU countries or extradition to the EU without full parliamentary scrutiny or public discussion, because each of these are areas where the new laws could be regarded as changes consequential to leaving the EU.1Peers, S. (2017, April 4).
I particularly welcome Dr Sam Jones, who will be our new clerk team leader. She has come to us from the Northern Ireland Office and will sit in on today's meeting to get an idea of what she has let herself in for.