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The Order
The accompanying Policy Note states that the purpose of the Order is to—
amend the definition of “commercial consideration” to make clear that provision of a service is no longer included in that definition.
exclude temporary placements for foster children where the accommodation is not their main residence.
provide clarity that licensing authorities can approve part of an application for a single licence for multiple premises on the same site.
exclude guest rooms within certain residential accommodation that are available for visiting...
Impact on low-income households
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s analysis from earlier this year showed about a third of low income familiesihttps://www.jrf.org.uk/blog/10-cold-hard-facts-low-income-scottish-families-grow-weary-after-anotherwinter-cost-living have skipped meals or cut down on meals while about 15% have visited a foodbank. It stated that th...
For example, we discussed how prisoners had kept in touch with their friends and families when physical visits were not permitted due to COVID-19 restrictions.
In addition to the issue of a reference on tenements, another matter which came up at the meeting on 28 September concerned a visit by the members of your Committee to the Commission’s offices.
Under the 1969 Act, the principal function of VisitScotland was to encourage British people to visit and to take holidays in Scotland, and to advise Government and public bodies on matters relating to tourism in Scotland.
The Committee also published a report on a petition or held debates in the chamber as follows—
Report on petition PE1463: Effective thyroid and adrenal testing, diagnosis and treatment, published on 29 March 2018 and debated on 4 December 2018;
PE1630: Ensuring greater scrutiny, guidance and consultation on armed forces visits to Schools in Scotland, publis...