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Gender Identity Services (Waiting Times) To ask the Scottish Government whether the commitment in the programme for government “to ensure that, by the end of 2031, no one waits more than 26 weeks for treatment” applies to all forms of healthcare, including gender identity services.
He added that having a ‘reasonable excuse’ clause would address concerns about proportionality, as it would enable police officers to exercise their discretion and take the circumstances and context into account.”vCriminal Justice Committee, Official Report, 16 March 2022 (Col 26): https://www.parliament.scot/api/sit...
In order to mitigate these inconsistencies SG officials have worked with the YPFF leads within Boards and updated Terms and Conditions have been developed to provide clarity.
The deadline for lodging oral questions to the SPCB is 4.30 pm on Wednesday 26 February. Questions will be randomly selected and published in the Business Bulletin on Friday 28 February.
Unlike when the UK was a member of the EU, agriculture funding is no longer 'ring-fenced' (earmarked) for agriculture. Since the 2025-26 budget, agricultural funding is now part of the wider Scottish Government budget, with greater discretion around spend.
The policy intention of this amendment, as apparent from the debate on the amendment on 26 November was related to the use of the power in Part 2 of the Bill as introduced (the power to amend Environmental Impact Assessment legislation and the Habitats Regulations), not to constrain the use of delegated powers in Part 1 of the Bill.
The Committee asked the Scottish Government why it considers it appropriate to recommend consent to such a such a wide power, particularly in light of the views expressed in the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee’s 32nd Report of Session 2024-26 on the Bill, drawing the attention of the House to aspects of the clause, and recomm...
The Committee undertook a short inquiry into progress on widening access to higher education, taking evidence at meetings on 26 February 2025 and 5 March 2025. The Committee published its report on 15 May 2025.
Section 81 makes provision for each payment to the equivalent of 26 times the difference between Carer’s Allowance and Jobseeker’s Allowance on the qualifying date.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2019
In the progress of this Bill we would encourage officials to share this map / plan with stakeholders, to provide reassurance that appropriate links are being made. 3Social Work Scotland. (2019, August 26).