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This response complements the range of measures already taking place in Scotland to support new parents and carers on their infant feeding journeys, including our five year plan for infant feeding and breastfeeding, country wide accreditation of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative and our continued commitment to protect all parents from inappropriate market...
There is a clear intention here that the new work plan and the “fast track” system within it will increase the speed with which we align with EU classification decisions (the Committee should also note that more generally the HSE has outlined that the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK following EU exit commits the UK and EU to work c...
We are aware that the next procurement round for external auditors will go hand-in-hand with the publication of the new Code. As such, we draw your attention to the above factors and ask that the Code be reviewed to ensure that it continues to support consistency and assurance for auditors and stakeholders should any or all these factors come to fruition. 2...
The Scottish Government’s draft 2026/27 budget proposes a welcome increase in ESS’ budget to enable it to prepare for the new scrutiny functions it will take on in the future.
There have been process improvements (new guidance, style letters and Minute of Agreement), but they do not give families a predictable, reviewable standard in law.
It will be essential to understand how new voting Members would be supported to make informed decisions on such complex matters, and where the responsibility for any consequent costs sits.
The TSI network strongly supports the introduction of voting rights and believe this represents an essential step towards more effective, equitable and transformative decision-making within Scotland’s health and social care system. This is not a new idea, rather the closure of a democratic deficit that has existed in IJB governance since the start of the inte...
Following discussion, SET agreed a new timetable for this work, with specific dates contingent on the outcome of a procurement exercise and a full assessment with a wide range of business areas required to deliver this work. 13.
Non-fatal Strangulation Laws and Intimate Partner Homicides: The Parliament debated S6M-19504 in the name of Claire Baker—That the Parliament notes the calls for legislation to create a standalone offence of non-fatal strangulation (NFS), in light of new research led by Professors Sonia Oreffice and Climent Quintana-Domeque at the University of Exeter on in...
. • A more accessible/support to access, new or separate scheme for small-scale producers supplying local and regional markets. • Better alignment with the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act, the Local Food Strategy, and the Agriculture and Rural Communities Act.