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Letter from the Minister 26 October.
A letter from the Minister for Social Security and Local Government, 26 October 2022.
The Scottish Parliament . (2022, September 26). Proposed Removal from Office and Recall (Members of the Scottish Parliament) Bill – Graham Simpson MSP Summary of Consultation Responses.
The committee may wish to note that the Scottish Government intends to correct the error at the next legislative opportunity. In the notes to form 26, the third bullet point should refer to a fine imposed in a justice of the peace court or a district court, rather than to a fine imposed in a district court only.
That would happen according to article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, in the child’s best interests and in order to have the best possible system.