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As part of this refresh, a net zero roundtable was held on the 26 October 2023 to specifically look at the priority actions needed to support a skilled workforce to deliver the transition to net zero.
I would like to put on record our standing invitation to committee members, new and old: you are very welcome to come and visit our headquarters in Dundee or Glasgow.
However, the Board forecast a 2022/23 deficit of around £26 million. This primarily due to inflation, post COVID legacy, and with increasing costs in medicines, energy and supplies.
N/A Information about any time dependency associated with the proposal th The SI is being introduced with the aim of laying on the 13 of October 2022, as this is the latest date possible for an affirmative instrument using powers under the st EUWA, which expire after the 31 of December 2022.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 February 2020
The Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 remains only partially implemented, the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020 has not been implemented, and now the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 has been quietly paused. That is only the latest example of the Government talking tough when passin...
The Local Government and Communities Committee recommended the introduction of compulsory sale orders in 2019. Despite being included in the latest Scottish National Party manifesto, there appears to be little movement on that issue.
The biggest single tax rise was the change to employer national insurance contributions, which raises around £26 billion next year. The OBR “assume that firms pass on most but not all of their higher tax costs to employees”.
The Cabinet Secretary said the Charter is a 'living, breathing document' and as the Scottish social security system is quite new, the Government is keen to continuously improve it.iiSocial Justice and Social Security Committee, Official Report, 06 June 2024, Col 26
Members enquired about changes to wording specifical...
Consideration by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform (DPLR) Committee
At its meeting on 26 September 2023, the DPLR Committee considered the instrument and determined that it did not need to draw the attention of the Parliament to the instrument on any grounds within its remit.