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The brief communique for the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) meeting referred to by Michael Russell is available on the Scottish Government's website.
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee - in its letter of 30 December 2020 (not signed by Conservative members of the Committee) - also called for devolved representation in the...
This section covers some of the key points from the submissions.
There was a concern expressed in some of the submissions received that the scope of the Bill was too narrow.
It is not clear why more detailed provision about the functions of the National Planning Performance Co-ordinator could not be set out on the face of section 26(1) of the Bill rather than in regulations.
I am not sure whether “wellbeing” is the right term. As has been pointed out, the title of section 42 contains the phrase “best interests”, which is not quite the same as wellbeing.
A number of respondents to the call for views pointed out that the physical environment of mainstream schools is not appropriate for all pupils with ASN, particularly neurodivergent pupils with conditions such as Autism Spectrum Conditions and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
A number of submissions of evidence commented on this point. The SPS submission states that "it is not possible to predict with any certainty the extent to which the extension to the presumption will impact on the number of sentences under 12 months."
As for the relationship with an independent legal practitioner, perhaps someone who is legally qualified is the best person to be that single point of contact, as they know the court process.