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The function of administering an allowance to carers under section 70 of the 1992 Act (“carer’s allowance”) transferred to the Scottish Ministers on 03 September 2018.
There we were told that when services were initially transferred from the County Enterprise Board structure there was concern about lack of autonomy and flexibility, but this has not been the reality.
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.
Sooner rather than later would be appreciated. As I have stressed, 26 regional colleges managed to harmonise to a national pay scale within a few years.
Members indicated agreement.Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26 Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26 Our next item is to take evidence as part of our pre-budget scrutiny for 2025-26.
A total of 27 responses were received by the Committee, which have been published on the Scottish Parliament website.
The Committee took evidence on the instrument from the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity and Scottish Government officials at its meeting on 26 November 2025.