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The Cabinet Secretary confirmed the 'saving provisions' in the draft instrument would prevent retrospective application of the new provisions to those officers already appointed.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 November 2019
He told the Committee that he had written to the new CST expressing his concerns and that he expects a reply 'fairly imminently' and will update the Committee.
Committee reports
Date published:
1 September 2019
The Committee considers that this an issue which the new Director General of the Scottish Government’s Health and Social Directorate will wish to address as a priority, in collaboration with NHS leaders.
The Committee understands if questions arise about the need to create a new entry in the Register or in the case that the Keeper is unable to conclude if amendments are required, the case can be referred to the Land Tribunal, which has investigatory powers.
As part of the process by which the UK leaves the EU, consideration must be given as to whether current UK law needs to be amended to the UK's new status as a non-EU member. For example, there are currently many references in regulations to EU bodies and the EU itself that will no longer be applicable after the UK has left the EU.
For example, in an article from 1993 which considered new constitutions for post-communist countries, Professor Cass Sunstein argued that:
there is a big difference between what a decent society should provide and what a good constitution should guarantee.
r=11363&c=2064520The Committee spoke to many entrepreneurs who felt that Scotland was an attractive place to start a new business. Several people said that, if there were one area where Scotland could do better, it would be in scaling-up businesses once they had been successfully established.
The Scottish Government responded as follows:
In answer to question 1, the drafting of consolidated regulation 18 of the 2014 regulations did not make clear thee tax position in relation to a lump sum death benefit. The new wording of regulation 18(7) makes the position clear.
The scrutiny of the Bill to repeal the Act has therefore sparked a new debate on sectarian behaviour, and the Committee believes this presents an opportunity to make progress on tackling sectarianism.