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Duty to promote local self-government and to report to Parliament
Most evidence strongly supported section 3 which creates two main duties for the Scottish Government:
A duty summarised in the section heading as a duty "to promote local self-government";
A duty to report to Parliament at least once every five years on (to paraphrase) steps taken to safeguard local government and promote local autonomy.
The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered all three instruments at its meeting on 26 February 2019 and agreed that the instruments had been given the appropriate categorisation.
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 26 April 2018 Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 26 April 2018Interests Interests Good morning and welcome to the seventh meeting in 2018 of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of summary criminal cases were dealt with from caution and charge to verdict within the 26 week target in each sheriff court in month since April 2015.
For wider interest, here is an example of a public guide from New Zealand on visiting pest-free islands Visiting pest free islands: Know before you go.
Details of any other activities, such as visits undertaken by the Group or papers/report published by the Group should also be provided. 12 March 2025 Attendance: 2 MSP members, 1 MSP, 32 non-MSPs, 33 guests.