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Offence of failure to protect from FGM
Section 72 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 created a new offence in England, Wales and Northern Ireland of failing to protect a girl under the age of 16 from the risk of FGM.
Section 15(8)(b): Power to specify an approved substance Power conferred on: Scottish Ministers Power exercisable by: Regulations made by Scottish statutory instrument Parliamentary procedure: Affirmative Revised or new power: Revised Provision 26. Section 15 is as detailed above.
Section 12(5)(e): signing by proxy: new definition of “proxy” Power conferred on: Scottish Ministers Power exercisable by: Regulations made by Scottish statutory instrument Parliamentary procedure: Negative Revised or new power: New Provision 14.
Official Report, 23 September 2025, Cols 2-26.
The Committee took further oral evidence on 28 October 2025 from representatives of COSLA, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and Solace, followed by evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government.iiiLGHP Committee.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2025
For example, amendments sought to:
remove requirements for foreign students to be required to have a UK based guarantor who either owns property or earns more than a certain amount of money
require Scottish Ministers to establish a scheme for young people aged 26 and under and estranged from their families
add a fund for improving or securing the provision ...