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Staff pay settlements, pension liabilities, rise in National Insurance contributions, energy costs, building maintenance, and new compliance demands (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) remediation, Net Zero commitments) have risen sharply and in many7Scottish Funding Council. (2022).
Committee reports
Date published:
20 February 2026
Other initiatives included joint management of the UK-wide project gigabit with the UK Government and changes to building standards to require the installation of suitable digital infrastructure for new buildings.
The Committee recognises the interconnected nature of multiple challenges in rural areas which can act as barriers to employment which, in turn, ...
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2025
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A key concern for some stakeholders responding to the Committee's Call for Views, however, was whether a new register would lead to duplication of effort.
The Gender Role Strain Paradigm. In Levant & Pollack (eds.), A New Psychology of Men..
There is substantial evidence that gender norms significantly shape men’s likelihood of reporting and seeking help for mental health difficulties, largely due to the stigma these norms create around emotional vulnerability and help-seeking8Courtenay, W.H. (2000).
The consultation sought views on both whether new powers were needed "to better support future legislative amendments to Scotland's EIA regimes and the Habitats Regulations in Scotland", and also "what limitations should be placed on their purpose or use".
Therefore, it is essential that complaints raised under the new procedures are dealt with in the strictest confidence and all parties involved in any complaint must respect confidentiality at all stages of the process.
It must specify the policies and proposals the Scottish Government will implement to meet its climate change targets.iClimate Change Act 2009 - Section 35(2) It must include chapters on how it will address specific sectors of the economy and an estimate of costs and benefits of the proposals.iiClimate Change Act 2009 - Section 35(21) Information on several specific policy areas is also to be included in the Plan.iiiClimate Change Act 2009 - Section 35(6)-(19)
A new...
Committee reports
Date published:
16 September 2024
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Research Scotland told the Committee that most of the commissions and commissioners it spoke to – a mix of both SPCB supported bodies and those directly responsible to Government - felt that their governance arrangements work well.4Scottish Government. (2023).
It explicitly acknowledges the challenges in maximising production from what is a new form of land use:
...we also need to maximise the amount of domestic biomass which can be sustainably produced.