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The Scottish Government adopted a different approach to making appointments as a result of St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG www.gov.scot advice from the Disability And Carers Benefits Expert Advisory Group (DACBEAG) and stakeholder feedback, which led to a suite of amendments to the original appointee provisions during the passage of the Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Act 2020. An appointment under section 85B(7...
Ensuring victims are financially compensated for loss of the marital home, including loss of personal possessions and furniture left in the property We note that rights and remedies allowing financial and property claims after separation as part of divorce are already available under the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985, but women need access to civil legal aid or otherwise affordable legal services to exercise these rights and access the provisions of the Act, a matter discussed above. 1 The Law Society of Scotland stated in their submission to the Committee that “Considerations of fairness and equity underpin the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985” 2 and the Minister for Community Safety noted in her submission to the Committee that “… Under the 1985 Act, a party’s behaviour is not usually relevant to financial provision on divorce. However, under section 11(7...
Therefore, it is recommended that the DPLRC be designated as lead committee. 7. We are not aware of any interest on the part of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee in being formally designated as a secondary committee.
This is on the basis of amendments secured by the Scottish Government since the original LCM was lodged, with final amendments tabled on 28 September 2023. 7. The Scottish Government continues to recommend that the Parliament does not consent to Part 1 of the Bill, as it considers that the consultation requirements are insufficient to address the concerns i...
This would coincide with our visit and represents an invaluable opportunity to see how this works in practice. PB/S6/23/15 7. It is anticipated that three Committee Members will attend each visit, and report back to the wider committee.
A proxy vote must be clearly indicated as such in the minutes of the meeting of the Parliament or of the Committee of the Whole Parliament, as appropriate. 7. Where provisions contained in this temporary rule are in conflict with other standing order provisions, those in the temporary rule have precedence.
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PB/S6/22/156 S6M-06112: Sue Webber: Scottish Government Commissioned Review of ME Services and Future Action has the support of 57 Members from four political parties. 7. While Motions S6M-05667: Brian Whittle: Scottish Commonwealth Success and S6M-05725 and Maurice Golden: Sustainable Fashion Week 2022 have both attracted more than 30 supporters, these do ...
Such designation does not, however, require that the Committees consider the Bill. 7. Lack of a formal designation does not prevent any committee whose remit is engaged from considering the Bill if it so wishes. 8.