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This is within the context of a separate recent highlights from Audit Scotland on Local Government’s financial position for 2025/26, which highlights a combined revenue gap of approximately £647m.
. • Dr Phyllis Murphie(PM) highlighted that the ICRN website went live that morning and encourages members to visit to read more about ICRN and resources. • Garry MacDonald (GM) raised in the chat about nurses starting their education and training at a younger age in other countries, some while at high school. • AŠ said that was her experience as she starte...
However other stakeholders have commented that they are often sought in interim, either alone or as part of a divorce action, and if granted in interim, there may be no need or incentive to obtain a final 7 exclusion order ” This therefore places a greater need on protection through the criminal justice system and highlights the urgent need for further prot...
Clauses 49-50: resource efficiency
Clauses 49-50 and Schedules 6 and 7 on resource efficiency apply and extend to Scotland and an LCM is being sought in respect of them.
As ever, the SNP’s eyes are on a different prize. This is just the latest move by the SNP in its game of constitutional chess—its latest gambit aimed at agitating the Scottish population towards a different outcome.
The Scottish Ministers, acting alone, are also given power to make regulations for Scotland under this clause.
Clause 7
Clause 7 gives legal effect to Schedule 2.
As you know, our scrutiny found there was widespread support for the Fund to Leave, and we therefore welcome the Scottish Government’s investment in a new national Fund to Leave for 2025/26, and that it is committed to making this permanent.
They confirmed that participants in the Aspiring Chairs programme for years one and two (2023/24 and 2024/25) were drawn from the pool of existing NHS non-executive board members. For the current 2025-26 cohort, (year three of the programme), NHS Education for Scotland has trialled opening the programme to other sectors.
“The Scottish Government intends to engage with the new UK Government on the issue of UK Ministers’ powers in devolved areas, to continue to try to ensure that their use respects devolved responsibilities and provides the Parliament with appropriate levels of transparency and scrutiny.