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The instrument extends the period a carer continues to get support after the death of a cared for person from 8 to 12 weeks; removes the requirement for carers to have been providing care for at least 14 or 22 of the past 26 weeks to become entitled to continue to be paid during a temporary break in care, and provides for the extension of eligibility for Yo...
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Date published:
19 December 2022
iEducation, Children and Young People Committee, Official Report, 16 November 2022, Col 26
Vicky Irons, Chief Officer of Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership agreed with that sentiment, suggesting that "one of the most important jobs for people who hold our role as Chief Officers is enabling people to change and taking people with us when it comes to m...
It was made at 11.48 am on 23 December 2021, laid before the Parliament at 2.30 pm on 23 December 2021 and came into force at 5 am on 26 December 2021 except regulation 4 of the instrument which came into force at 5 am on 27 December 2021.
The Committee welcomes the Scottish Government's commitment to lay an amending instrument to rectify the errors identified by the Committee at paragraphs 25b and 26 above.
However, the Committee also calls on the Scottish Government to include in the amending instrument provision to address the errors identified in relation to paragraph 1(e) of schedule 1 i...
After EU exit, the UK could be under pressure to accept to lower environmental standards than those of the EU, in order to agree new free trade agreements. So, while trade agreements may not prevent Scotland from adopting legislation keeping pace with EU environmental standards, they may engender a situation whereby Scottish business would be placed at a competitive disadvantage if required to comply with more ambitious standards –for example on agriculture products– vis-à-vis the rest of the UK and the UK’s new trade partners.
Section 15(2) states that a person “may be refused civil legal aid if his disposable capital exceeds £13,017”. Conclusion and recommendations 26. The financial eligibility thresholds for A&A require urgent reform for the following reasons: The thresholds are set far below the levels at which an individual in need of legal advice will be unable to afford t...
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 26 August 2020 [Draft], Paul Wheelhouse, contrib. 63, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?
For instance, the Scottish Government have only spent half 25 of their £25m Rural Housing Fund which aims to build affordable homes in rural areas. 26 § The Highland Council has 111,633 dwellings (2022).
PB/S6/26/050 Parliamentary Bureau – Committee request to meet at the same time as the Parliament Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee Introduction 1.