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I was extremely pleased to see the latest figures on the backing that the Scottish Government provides for local businesses under the small business bonus scheme.
The Scottish Government has provided fee uplifts and grant funding that are much greater than what has been offered—it has not yet been accepted—in England and Wales. Combined with our latest offer to the profession, that totals 20.5 per cent since 2019.
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (legislation.gov.uk) 26 These were added by virtue of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985.
Given the importance of allowing time for affected service providers to prepare to comply with this new requirement, does the committee wish to welcome that the Scottish Government intends to publish the code of practice in advance of the requirement coming into force?