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Do you have anything in mind to ensure that there are proper checks and balances and safeguards? This is not a new situation. We propose that officials are seconded from all the authorities to work on the new plans.
The committee's—or the Parliament's—legal powers to require witnesses or documents come under sections 23 to 26 of the Scotland Act 1998. The later sections are supplementary.
How could the GAE be so wrong, and is there any indication that that will be addressed in the not-too-distant future? It is not a new burden as per the definition of a new burden.
As I explained yesterday in relation to related amendments 23 to 26 and 29 to 31, in bringing planning controls to bear on the Crown new provisions were needed to accommodate the Crown's particular responsibilities.
There is over-provision of built estate, but how can the answer be more new build? How many failing businesses cure their problems by building new headquarters?