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Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill Committee 26 November 2019 Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill Committee 26 November 2019Declarations Declarations Good morning, and welcome to the first meeting of the Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bi...
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 26 June 2018 Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 26 June 2018Decision on Taking Business in Private Decision on Taking Business in Private I welcome members to the 23rd meeting in 2018 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.
On top of that, the Government has cut £26 million from the funding. I know that some of the decisions that have been made recently are not directly connected to the £26 million cut, but it has not helped.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 March 2026
This reduction was applied as a �lat rate across all DRS material, and does 26 Scottish government have con�irmed that this is their preferred method of scaling.
But should the Bill become law, careful consideration will need to be made in partnership with COSLA and ADES regarding monitoring of provision of the new statutory entitlement. Any new national, regional or local approach to data gathering for this purpose will need to be fully scoped and costed, and clarity sought on how any new approach was to be funded.
We now have a number of funds in operation—for example, the production growth fund—and the latest figures show an increase of £26 million in production spend, which is up to £92 million or £95 million.