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Stuart felt that SG would be picked up by the new Scottish Government Sexual Abuse Leadership Group who were due to have their third meeting next week.
Going forward, there will clearly be a need to ensure that the introduction of new legislation, like the introduction of the littering from vehicles civil penalty, will require communications to raise awareness of the new penalty regime.
The exclusions contained in the Act should be revised At present, the Act provides a very limited set of defined grounds that can be relied on to exclude new legislation from the effects of the mutual recognition principle.
In particular the proposed removal of retained EU legislation at UK level sets up many potential conflicts for business if the devolved response is different from that of the UK Government. • It is important to note that barriers to trade within UK single market will reduce consumer choice and by adding cost to the cost of doing business, will increase costs to the consumer. • Where new barriers arise that leave Scottish (and UK) producers at a competitive disadvantage and disrupt the UK supply chain.
The regulations provide an exclusion on imposing an increase to the council tax if the property has been unoccupied for at least 12 months, has been purchased by a new owner within the past six months, or if repairs or renovations are underway to improve the property. 4.