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It is stated that these one-off costs will be between £1,526,698 and £2,029,372, and there will be a recurring cost of £131,383 for SPS and for local authorities due to the transfer of social care provision from prison to the community.
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 residents.
clarify how temporary exemptions operate and set out transitional arrangements for some of the changes in this amendment order.
introduce provisional short-term let licences which can be applied for at the construction stage of new short-term let accommodation.
introduce provisions for the transfer...
The Committee notes that the Scottish Government already has the power to make a code of practice relating to the sale or transfer of dogs and that the Bill would require them to exercise that power.?
The 2024/25 budget proposal also states that Audit Scotland’s Spring Budget Revision for 2023/24 "requests a budget transfer of £150,000 from revenue to capital to support investment in making the additional office space in Glasgow suitable for our operational requirements".1Audit Scotland Budget Proposal 2024/25. (2023).
Annex A – Reporting grounds: 9 December 2022 to 28 February 2023
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First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Council Tax Reduction Review Panel) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/Draft) Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/Draft)...
Not all of them relate to patient safety but the following table details the number that fall within each broad category:
Table 2: Health cases received by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, broken down by reason, 2021-22SubjectComplaintEnquiryTotalAdmission/discharge/transfer procedures19019Adult social work services (NHS Highland only)404Appointments...
A large number of decisions are yet to be made, and no estimates of costings have been provided for VAT liability, transfer of assets and staff and the creation of a health and social care record, all of which have the potential to result in significant costs.