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All documents are available on the Scottish Parliament website at: www.parliament.scot/documents SP Bill 48 Session 5 (2019)
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill as introduced document.
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Mr Baillie said that the main point was to get best value. I would have thought that the basic thing to do to get best value from assets is to maintain them, because otherwise they fall down around your ears.
The financial memorandum made no estimates on the disruptive effect to some local authorities.vWritten submission from: COSLA
Others stated that timing of introduction of the Bill meant it was a missed opportunity to consider wider tourism related issues such as a cruise ship levy and a point-of-entry model (these are further discussed later in this report)...
Committee reports
Date published:
24 September 2025
Official Report, 2 September 2025, Col 27 In response the Commission is mapping key stakeholders in order to better understand the different starting points of local authorities.
The Committee put witnesses' concerns about a 2027 deadline for local Plans to be in place to the Cabinet Secretary.
Other areas raised in the responses include:
That the IBCA should be accountable to Parliament and not a Minister or Department
There should be a clear, tight, and agreed timetable to get to the point of operational delivery of the scheme.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 February 2024
We are doing a lot of work to understand the size of that need, and it is significant. We need to think about the best way to address that that does not further overwhelm existing specialist teams.3Official Report. (2023, November 23).