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A new section was inserted (13A) providing more detail on regulation-making powers that relate to Sections 24 and 261UK Internal Market Act 2020 - Exception from section 24 where individual assessment offered. (2020).
Committee reports
Date published:
10 February 2026
Together, the measures replace the need for repeated emergency legislation, support continuity of benefit payments in exceptional circumstances, are compatible with the UN Convention on Rights of a Child (UNCRC), and are expected to have minimal financial impact.
Borrowing in each of the remaining years is still planned at £300 million with the exception of 2028-29 where the Scottish Government plans to borrow £360 million because of the lower Block Grant funding in that year.
In May, the Cabinet Secretary asserted there has been "demonstrable progress"iLetter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government on the tracker report - 27 May 2025 against all the VHA commitments, with the exception of multi-year funding.
The Committee notes that the negotiations for the 2025-26 Budget were based on “principles of the fisca...
Accordingly, with some limited exceptions, discussed later, the civil remedy of return operates the same way regardless of the motivation for the abduction.1Lamont, R. (2022).
Collated responses to Discussion Paper Number 148.The Bill does not contain such a list, other than the exceptions to the general rule to provide information in section 26.
Second, a trustee must be given an opportunity to express their views on the issue before a decision is taken.
There is a proposed exception to the statutory procedure, in that the requirements only must be followed in so far as reasonably practicable (section 11(2) of the Bill).
The Scottish Government is of the view that the Bill (except for clauses 18 to 22, 35, 36 and 42 and the clauses within Part 4) requires that a legislative consent memorandum be lodged in the Scottish Parliament.