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Resource spending is forecast to rise from £52.6 billion in 2025-26 to £61.7 billion in 2029-30, but over the same period resource funding is expected to rise to £59.1 billion.
Consideration by the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
At its meeting on 26 February 2026, the SPPA Committee took evidence on the instrument from Graeme Dey MSP, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, and Scottish Government officials.
They added that call handlers are often not aware of changes to the system.Key themes from lived experience engagement with members of Scottish Women's Aid Survivor Reference Group: 26 March
SWA highlighted that in order to move through the online portal, victim/survivors must tick a box to say they are not a victim of domestic abuse, something the organisa...
The women indicated this could improve a legal system which they said currently enables abusers.Key themes from lived experience engagement with members of Scottish Women's Aid Survivor Reference Group: 26 March
Other operating costs
The 2025/26 budget proposal includes other operating costs of £79,000, which is 0.6% higher compared to the adjusted 2024/25 budget.
These include in the following local authority areas:
Aberdeenshire (generally 16-26 year olds, though not exclusively)
East Lothian (up to the age of 18)
East Renfrewshire (16-26 year olds)
North Lanarkshire (16-21 year olds)
Perth and Kinross (16-26 year olds)
Shetland (16+ ...
With councils facing a further budget gap of £393 million forecast in 2025-26, the Accounts Commission concludes "it's getting harder for councils to do more with less.
These include in the following local authority areas:
Aberdeenshire (generally 16-26 year olds, though not exclusively)
East Lothian (up to the age of 18)
East Renfrewshire (16-26 year olds)
North Lanarkshire (16-21 year olds)
Perth and Kinross (16-26 year olds)
Shetland (16+ ...
The attached link to the relevant part of the Scottish Civil Justice Council website SCJC meeting - 26 April 2021 - papers and minutes allows members to access the relevant policy paper with accompanying documents and the minutes of the SCJC meeting of 26 April (at which the instrument was approved by members).