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National Islands Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26 funding commitments The 2021 Programme for Government and the Capital Spending Review 2021-22 to 2022-25-26 both included plans to invest £30m over five years to support the National Islands Plan.
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Supported by: Annie Wells*, Pam Gosal*, Douglas Ross*, Meghan Gallacher*, Sandesh Gulhane*, Murdo Fraser*, Craig Hoy*, Edward Mountain*, Karen Adam*, Mark Ruskell*, Audrey Nicoll*, Miles Briggs*, Brian Whittle*, Bill Kidd*, Stuart McMillan*, Sue Webber*, Jamie Greene* Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support *S6M-11861 George Adam: test motion AH (lodged on 12 January 2024) New Support: Jackie Baillie*, Alasdair Allan*, Clare Adamson*, Tom Arthur* S6M-11850 Alexander Stewart: Father and Daughter Walk Over 1,100 Miles and Raise More than £4,000 for Scottish Autism (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Ariane Burgess*, Paul Sweeney*, Tess White*, Annie Wells*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Craig Hoy*, Audrey Nicoll*, Pam Duncan-Glancy*, Sue Webber* S6M-11849 Bill Kidd: Crannog Care Home Drumchapel Given Five-star Rating (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Annie Wells*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Marie McNair*, Stuart McMillan*, Sue Webber* S6M-11848 Pam Gosal: Milngavie Designer Invents Self-watering Origami Plant Pots (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Tess White*, Craig Hoy*, Sue Webber*, Liam Kerr* S6M-11847 Pam Gosal: Helensburgh Automotive Employee Trust Takes Ownership of Helensburgh Toyota (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Liam Kerr*, Sue Webber* S6M-11845 Stephanie Callaghan: MorphFit Gentle Movement Project Ltd Receives £7,500 Grant from the National Lottery Community Fund (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Marie McNair*, Pam Duncan-Glancy*, Audrey Nicoll*, Gillian Mackay*, Bill Kidd*, Brian Whittle*, Kevin Stewart*, Miles Briggs* S6M-11844 Michelle Thomson: The National Lottery Community Fund Supports Falkirk East Communities (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Marie McNair*, Audrey Nicoll* S6M-11843 Stephanie Callaghan: Fair Play Foundation Receives £7,500 from the National Lottery Community Fund (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Marie McNair*, Pam Duncan-Glancy*, Audrey Nicoll*, Gillian Mackay*, Bill Kidd*, Brian Whittle*, Kevin Stewart*, Miles Briggs* Monday 15 January 2024 16 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S6M-11842 Roz McCall: Playhouse Theatre Company Comes to Dunfermline (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney* S6M-11841 Stuart McMillan: Greenock Asian Restaurant Named Best in Scotland Just Months After Opening (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Marie McNair*, Audrey Nicoll*, Bill Kidd*, David Torrance*, Miles Briggs*, Kevin Stewart* S6M-11840 Kenneth Gibson: Largs’ Peter and June Bowyer Save a Life (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Ariane Burgess*, Paul Sweeney*, Tess White*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Marie McNair*, Stuart McMillan*, Sue Webber* S6M-11839 Christine Grahame: Congratulating Watch Commander David Gibson Penicuik Fire Station (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Marie McNair*, Sue Webber* S6M-11838 Alexander Burnett: Deeside Rugby Club U16 Team Wins SRU National Plate Final (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Tess White*, Audrey Nicoll*, Liam Kerr*, Sue Webber* S6M-11837 Willie Coffey: MBE for Kilmarnock Teacher (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney* S6M-11836 Beatrice Wishart: Shetland Islands Council Volunteers Deliver over 100 Christmas Dinners (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Ariane Burgess*, Paul Sweeney* S6M-11833 Tess White: Success for Stonehaven Fireballs Festival 2024 (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Liam Kerr*, Sue Webber* Alexander Stewart: Town Break Dementia Support Services (lodged on 11 S6M-11832 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Sue Webber* S6M-11830 Kevin Stewart: Free Weekend Bus Travel in Aberdeen (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Marie McNair*, Mark Ruskell*, Audrey Nicoll* S6M-11829 Maggie Chapman: Supporting South Africa's International Court of Justice Case (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Audrey Nicoll* S6M-11827 Kenneth Gibson: Congratulations to COAST (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Marie McNair* Monday 15 January 2024 17 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S6M-11826 Christine Grahame: Bikeability Scotland (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Marie McNair*, Audrey Nicoll*, Mark Ruskell*, Sue Webber* S6M-11825 Martin Whitfield: Torness Nuclear Power Station's Contribution to Scotland's Clean Energy Output (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Neil Bibby*, Paul Sweeney* S6M-11820 Rachael Hamilton: Hawick Young Roofer Awarded Second Place at UK Competition (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney* S6M-11819 Clare Adamson: The Economic Forum For Women Empowerment Scotland Receives £10,000 Grant from the National Lottery Community Fund (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney* S6M-11818 Clare Adamson: Lanarkshire Cancer Care Trust Receives £38,000 Grant from the National Lottery Community Fund (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney* Paul Sweeney: Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day (lodged on 11 January S6M-11815 2024) New Support: Sarah Boyack*, Tess White* Roz McCall: Simon McMahon Shortlisted for a Retail Week Award (lodged on 11 S6M-11814 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney* Keith Brown: Alloa Firm Named Best Start-up Company at Scottish Cyber S6M-11812 Awards (lodged on 10 January 2024) New Support: Marie McNair*, Sue Webber* S6M-11811 Jamie Greene: Protecting Bank Branches for Rural and Island Communities (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Liam Kerr* Pam Duncan-Glancy: Congratulating Govan Pantry on Winning the SURF Award S6M-11809 for Community Led Regeneration (lodged on 10 January 2024) New Support: Miles Briggs*, Sue Webber*, Bill Kidd*, Sandesh Gulhane* Marie McNair: Linnvale Primary School Receives Seventh Green Flag Award S6M-11808 (lodged on 10 January 2024) New Support: Sue Webber* S6M-11806 Alexander Stewart: Dalgety Bay Defibrillator Campaign by That Place in the Bay (lodged on 10 January 2024) New Support: Tess White*, Sue Webber* Monday 15 January 2024 18 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S6M-11805 Michelle Thomson: Falkirk Distillery Celebrates Release of Single Malt Whisky (lodged on 09 January 2024) New Support: Marie McNair* S6M-11804 Michelle Thomson: Stenhousemuir’s "Kandy Kid", Aaron Clark, Donates to Community Foodbank (lodged on 09 January 2024) New Support: Marie McNair* S6M-11802 Beatrice Wishart: Shetland Combined Police and Fire Youth Volunteer Scheme Completes Pilot Phase (lodged on 09 January 2024) New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11797 Roz McCall: Dunfermline Businessman Awarded OBE in King's New Year Honours List (lodged on 10 January 2024) New Support: Liam Kerr* S6M-11796 Clare Adamson: Jay Barrett, Peter Vardy Carz Apprentice of the Year 2024 (lodged on 09 January 2024) New Support: Marie McNair* Stuart McMillan: Greenock Wanderers Rugby Football Club Celebrates 150 S6M-11793 Years (lodged on 09 January 2024) New Support: Audrey Nicoll*, Sue Webber* Pam Gosal: Cameron House Hotel Named One of the Best Hotels to Visit in the S6M-11791 UK by Red Magazine (lodged on 09 January 2024) New Support: Liam Kerr* Roz McCall: Dunfermline Named the Best City in the UK for Quality of Life in S6M-11790 2024 (lodged on 09 January 2024) New Support: Liam Kerr*, Mark Ruskell* S6M-11789 Paul O'Kane: Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 (lodged on 08 January 2024) New Support: Ariane Burgess*, Colin Smyth* S6M-11787 Ivan McKee: Celebrating Scotland's Iconic Scotch Whisky Industry (lodged on 08 January 2024) New Support: Ariane Burgess*, Marie McNair*, Mark Ruskell* S6M-11786 Tess White: Undertreatment for Heart Disease Leading to Rise in Mortality Rate in Women (lodged on 09 January 2024) New Support: Mark Ruskell* S6M-11783 Paul O'Kane: East Renfrewshire Baby Bank Successfully Collects for Young People and Children for Second Year in a Row (lodged on 08 January 2024) New Support: Colin Smyth* Monday 15 January 2024 19 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S6M-11782 Paul O'Kane: Renfrew High Pupils Bring Christmas Joy to Care Home (lodged on 08 January 2024) New Support: Tess White* S6M-11779 Alexander Burnett: Gordon Rural Action Receives £50,000 from UK Government Community Ownership Fund (lodged on 05 January 2024) New Support: Tess White* S6M-11778 Christine Grahame: Banning XL Bully Dogs is not the Answer (lodged on 08 January 2024) New Support: Mark Ruskell* S6M-11771 Pam Gosal: Bishopbriggs Professor Awarded OBE in King's New Year Honours List 2024 (lodged on 09 January 2024) New Support: Tess White* S6M-11755 Alexander Stewart: Community Ownership Funding Award for The Bank, Dunblane (lodged on 04 January 2024) New Support: Tess White* Alasdair Allan: Stornoway Trust's 100th Anniversary (lodged on 04 January 2024) S6M-11753 New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11752 Jeremy Balfour: Commending 11-year-old Seb Jellema on His Ambition to Break the World Record for Running on Consecutive Days (lodged on 10 January 2024) New Support: Tess White*, Liam Kerr*, Sue Webber* S6M-11750 Donald Cameron: Oban Apprentice Wins Two Awards at Drax Awards Ceremony (lodged on 08 January 2024) New Support: Tess White* S6M-11749 John Mason: Paths for All 2023 Attitudes Survey (lodged on 08 January 2024) New Support: Mark Ruskell* S6M-11747 Jamie Greene: Celebrating Academic Links Between Scotland and Taiwan (lodged on 08 January 2024) New Support: Liam Kerr* S6M-11746 Alexander Burnett: Alford Bistro Choir (lodged on 08 January 2024) New Support: Tess White* S6M-11745 Jeremy Balfour: World Braille Day 2024 (lodged on 22 December 2023) New Support: Mark Ruskell* S6M-11744 Annie Wells: Rajas Pollokshields Wins Best Takeaway in Scotland Award (lodged on 08 January 2024) Monday 15 January 2024 20 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan New Support: Tess White* S6M-11711 Stephen Kerr: Newmarket Street, Falkirk (lodged on 20 December 2023) New Support: Liam Kerr* S6M-11710 Stephen Kerr: Falkirk Forgotten Villages (lodged on 20 December 2023) New Support: Liam Kerr* S6M-11709 Stephen Kerr: St James' Research Centre (lodged on 20 December 2023) New Support: Liam Kerr* S6M-11708 Stephen Kerr: East Stirlingshire Eco Drive (lodged on 20 December 2023) New Support: Liam Kerr* S6M-11707 Stephen Kerr: Sustainable Thinking Scotland (lodged on 20 December 2023) New Support: Liam Kerr* S6M-11690 Tess White: NHS Grampian Launches Staff Support Hub (lodged on 18 December 2023) New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11679 Michelle Thomson: Grangemouth’s Malcolm Finlayson Raises Over £10,000 for Strathcarron Hospice (lodged on 18 December 2023) New Support: Sue Webber* S6M-11678 Mercedes Villalba: Welcoming NHS Grampian’s Commitment to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (lodged on 18 December 2023) New Support: Ariane Burgess*, Mark Ruskell* Liam McArthur: 2025 Island Games Medal Design (lodged on 15 December 2023) S6M-11671 New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11666 Ross Greer: Community of Arran Seabed Trust (lodged on 14 December 2023) New Support: Mark Ruskell* S6M-11665 Stephanie Callaghan: New Community-led Research Award - Healthy Planet, Healthy People (lodged on 14 December 2023) New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11660 Miles Briggs: New MND Research Institute (lodged on 14 December 2023) New Support: Mark Ruskell* S6M-11659 Marie McNair: Scottish School Chef of the Year (lodged on 14 December 2023) New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11655 Sandesh Gulhane: The World Congress of Soil Science at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Wins Best Business Event Award (lodged on 14 December 2023) Monday 15 January 2024 21 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11646 Roz McCall: Fife Charities Benefit from Apprenticeship of the Year Awards (lodged on 12 December 2023) New Support: Mark Ruskell* S6M-11645 Alasdair Allan: Dòmhnall Bàn MacDonald Named Tutor of the Year (lodged on 12 December 2023) New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11621 Monica Lennon: Congratulating South Lanarkshire College, the First College to Receive the EmilyTest GBV Charter Status (lodged on 11 January 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney* S6M-11603 Sarah Boyack: The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2023 (lodged on 08 December 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* S6M-11598 Monica Lennon: Congratulating Taylor Swift, Time Magazine's Person of the Year 2023 (lodged on 08 December 2023) New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11566 Liam McArthur: Orkney Folk Festival Declared Trad Event of the Year (lodged on 07 December 2023) New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11544 Monica Lennon: STUC Tax Report, Raising Taxes to Deliver for Scotland (lodged on 06 December 2023) New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11529 Donald Cameron: Gigha’s Boathouse Restaurant Wins Good Food Award (lodged on 05 December 2023) New Support: Ariane Burgess* Donald Cameron: NHS Western Isles Macmillan Team Wins Whatever it Takes S6M-11528 Award at Macmillan Professionals Excellence Awards (lodged on 05 December 2023) New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11508 Katy Clark: Women and Girls’ Safety on Public Transport (lodged on 04 December 2023) New Support: Ariane Burgess* S6M-11465 Martin Whitfield: Congratulations to Svetlana Kukharchuk - Scottish Business Woman of the Year (lodged on 29 November 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* Monday 15 January 2024 22 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S6M-11406 Jackie Baillie: Helensburgh Lifeboat Volunteer Retires after 32 Years of Service (lodged on 27 November 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* S6M-11405 Jackie Baillie: Dumbarton Bowler Wins Bronze at World Championships in Australia (lodged on 27 November 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* S6M-11283 Paul Sweeney: Celebrating Barra, a Retired K9 Search and Recovery Scotland Dog, for his Induction into the European Animal Heroes Hall of Fame (lodged on 16 November 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* S6M-11268 Jackie Baillie: Secretary Stands Down after 40 Years with Garelochhead Seniors Club (lodged on 17 November 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* S6M-11244 Sarah Boyack: Recognising Edinburgh’s Housing Emergency (lodged on 20 November 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* S6M-11211 Sarah Boyack: One World Shop Celebrates 40 Years of Global Impact and Sustainable Shopping (lodged on 13 November 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* S6M-11202 Michael Marra: Celebrating 10 Years of Dundee and Angus College (lodged on 13 November 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* S6M-11132 Paul Sweeney: Marking the Month of Movember (lodged on 08 November 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* S6M-11113 Paul Sweeney: Glasgow Airport Trials UK's First Medical Distribution Network by Drone (lodged on 07 November 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* Ben Macpherson: Enhancing Scottish Football (lodged on 03 November 2023) S6M-11073 New Support: Gordon MacDonald* S6M-11069 Monica Lennon: World COPD Awareness Day 2023 (lodged on 03 November 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* S6M-10910 Carol Mochan: Congratulating Tardoes Farm as Farmers Weekly Sheep Farmer of the Year 2023 (lodged on 09 November 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* Monday 15 January 2024 23 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S6M-10842 Jackie Baillie: Vale of Leven Hospitalwatch Reaches 20th Year of Campaigning (lodged on 16 October 2023) New Support: Colin Smyth* Monday 15 January 2024 24 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Questions | Ceistean Written Questions Questions in which a member has indicated a declarable interest are marked with an "R".
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Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee Annual Report 2019-20

The Committee commissioned Drew Wylie Projects Ltd to conduct international comparative research to identify best-practice and trends in public arts funding from elsewhere.
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Monday 30 November 2020 27 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile New Subordinate Legislation | Adhartas Reachdais New Subordinate Legislation New Subordinate Legislation Made affirmative instruments The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 26 November 2020 and is subject to the made affirmative procedure— Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 5) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/400) Laid under paragraph 6(3) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 Affirmative instruments The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 26 November 2020 and is subject to the affirmative procedure— The Scottish Child Payment Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2020/draft) Laid under section 96(2) of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 Negative instruments The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 26 November 2020 and is subject to the negative procedure— Social Security Co-ordination (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendments etc.)
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SP Bill 17A 6 (2025) Session 2 Care Reform (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Health and social care information Chapter 1—Information standards C HAPTER 1 I NFORMATION STANDARDS 37A Power to produce standards (1) For the purposes of this Chapter, an information standard is a document, produced by 5 the Scottish Ministers, setting out requirements in relation to the processing of Scottish health or social care information. (2) An information standard may set out requirements by reference to another document (including a document which is not in existence when the standard is produced). (3) For any requirement it sets out, an information standard must specify— 10 (a) to whom the requirement applies (see section 37B), and 1 (b) the information in relation to the processing of which the requirement applies. (4) The Scottish Ministers must make any information standard they produce publicly available on the information-standards website. 37B Persons to whom standards may apply 15 (1) The persons to whom a requirement set out in an information standard may be made to apply are— (a) a local authority, (b) an integration joint board established by order under the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014, 20 (c) a health board constituted under section 2(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (d) a special health board constituted under section 2(1)(b) of that Act, (e) the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service, (f) Healthcare Improvement Scotland, 25 (g) the Scottish Ministers, (h) a person providing independent health care services as defined by section 10F of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i) a person providing a care service as defined by section 47 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, 30 (j) a person providing social work services as defined by section 48 of that Act, (k) a person who— (i) provides a product or service to a person mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (j), and (ii) knows, or ought to know, that the product or service is (or is to be) used 35 for, or in connection with, electronically processing Scottish health or social care information. (2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify this section so as to change, or clarify, the list of persons to whom an information standard may be made to apply. 3 Care Reform (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Health and social care information Chapter 1—Information standards 37C Duty to comply with standards (1) A person to whom a requirement set out in an information standard applies must comply with it. (2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations provide for a civil sanction to be imposed 5 on a person who breaches the duty under subsection (1). 37D Withdrawal of standards (1) The Scottish Ministers may withdraw an information standard at any time by giving notice on the information-standards website that it is withdrawn. (2) When an information standard is withdrawn— 10 (a) the duty under section 37A(4) to make it publicly available ceases to apply, and 1 (b) the duty under section 37C(1) to comply with it ceases to apply. 37E Interpretation of Chapter 1 (1) In this Chapter— “information-standards website” means the website maintained by, or on behalf 15 of, the Scottish Ministers with an internet domain name specified by the Scottish Ministers by regulations, “processing” includes doing any of the things referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 3(4) of the Data Protection Act 2018, “Scottish health or social care information” means information concerning, or 20 connected with, the provision in Scotland of health care or a social service. (2) For the purposes of the definition of “Scottish health or social care information”— “health care” means a service for or in connection with the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness, “illness” is to be construed in accordance with section 108(1) of the National 25 Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, “social service” has the same meaning as it has in Part 5 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (see section 46(2) of that Act). (3) By regulations, the Scottish Ministers— (a) must amend the definition of “information-standards website” so that it specifies 30 an internet domain name, and (b) may subsequently amend that definition so as to change the internet domain name it specifies. 4 Care Reform (Scotland) Bill Part 3—Reforms connected to delivery and regulation of care P ART 3 R EFORMS CONNECTED TO DELIVERY AND REGULATION OF CARE Carers 38 Rights to breaks for carers 5 (1) The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 is modified by subsections (2) to (10). (2) After section 8(2) (adult carers: identification of outcomes and needs for support) insert— “(1) A responsible local authority must identify, as a personal outcome that is relevant to an adult carer, the outcome that the adult carer is able to take sufficient breaks. 10 (2) Where an adult carer is not able to take sufficient breaks, a responsible local 1 authority must identify the need for support to enable the adult carer to take sufficient breaks.”. (3) In section 9(1) (content of adult carer support plan)— (a) after paragraph (h) insert— 15 “(ha) if the adult carer’s identified needs include the need for support to enable the adult carer to take sufficient breaks from providing care by virtue of section 8(4), information about the support which the responsible local authority provides or intends to provide to the adult carer to meet that need,”, 20 (b) in paragraph (j), after “criteria” insert “(except in the case of an identified need as mentioned in paragraph (ha))”, (c) paragraph (k) is repealed. (4) After section 14(2) (young carers: identification of outcomes and needs for support) insert— 25 “(3) A responsible authority must identify, as a personal outcome that is relevant to a young carer, the outcome that the young carer is able to take sufficient breaks. (4) Where a young carer is not able to take sufficient breaks, a responsible authority must identify the need for support to enable the young carer to take sufficient 30 breaks.”. (5) In section 15(1) (content of young carer statement)— (a) after paragraph (i) insert— “(ia) if the young carer’s identified needs include the need for support to enable the young carer to take sufficient breaks from providing care by 35 virtue of section 14(4), information about the support which the responsible local authority provides or intends to provide to the young carer to meet that need,”, (b) in paragraph (k), after “criteria” insert “(except in the case of an identified need as mentioned in paragraph (ia))”, 40 (c) paragraph (l) is repealed. 5 Care Reform (Scotland) Bill Part 3—Reforms connected to delivery and regulation of care (6) In section 21 (duty to set local eligibility criteria)— (a) in subsection (2), for “identified” substitute “relevant”, (b) after subsection (4) insert— “(5) In subsection (2), “relevant needs” means identified needs other than any need 5 for support to enable carers to take sufficient breaks from providing care that is identified by virtue of section 8(4) or 14(4).”. (7) In section 23 (national eligibility criteria)— (a) in subsection (2), for “identified” substitute “relevant”, (b) in subsection (3)(c), for “24(3)” substitute “24(2) and (4)”, 10 (c) after subsection (4) insert— 1 “(5) In subsection (2), “relevant needs” means identified needs other than any need for support to enable carers to take sufficient breaks from providing care that is identified by virtue of section 8(4) or 14(4).”. (8) In section 24 (duty to provide support)— 15 (a) in subsection (1)(a), for the words from “section” to “caring” substitute “this section in order to enable the carer to take a break”, (b) in subsection (2), for “eligible needs” substitute “relevant needs that meet the local eligibility criteria”, (c) subsection (3) is repealed, 20 (d) in subsection (4)— (i) in paragraph (a), for “the carer’s eligible needs” substitute “any relevant needs of the carer that meet the local eligibility criteria”, (ii) in paragraph (b), for “the carer’s other identified needs” substitute “any relevant needs of the carer that do not meet the local eligibility criteria”, 25 (e) after subsection (4) insert— “(4A) The responsible local authority must also provide support to the carer to meet any need for support to enable the carer to take sufficient breaks that is identified by virtue of section 8(4) or 14(4).”, (f) in subsection (5)— 30 (i) in the opening words, for “Subsection (4)(a) applies” substitute “Subsections (4)(a) and (4A) apply”, (ii) in paragraph (a), for “eligible needs” substitute “identified needs in question”, (iii) in paragraph (b), for “eligible needs” substitute “identified needs in question”, (g) in subsection (6), for the words from “the”, in the first place where it occurs, to 35 the end substitute ““relevant needs”, in relation to a carer, means the carer’s identified needs other than any need for support to enable the carer to take sufficient breaks from providing care that is identified by virtue of section 8(4) or 14(4)”. (9) In section 25 (provision of support to carers: breaks from caring)— 40 (a) subsection (1) is repealed, 6 Care Reform (Scotland) Bill Part 3—Reforms connected to delivery and regulation of care (b) for subsection (2) substitute— “(2) The Scottish Ministers must by regulations make further provision in connection with the support to be provided to a carer under section 24(4A). (3) Regulations under subsection (2) may in particular make provision about— 5 (a) the meaning of any reference to sufficient breaks in this Act, (b) standards or criteria in relation to the sufficiency of such breaks (including the nature, frequency or duration of breaks), (c) forms of support that may enable a carer to take such breaks, (d) where the support is the provision of care for the cared-for person, the 10 role of the cared-for person in relation to how the care is provided.”, 1 (c) in subsection (3), for “by virtue of subsection (1)” substitute “under section 24(4A)”, (d) in subsection (4)— (i) for “by virtue of subsection (1)” substitute “under section 24(4A)”, 15 (ii) for “caring” substitute “providing care”, (e) in subsection (5), for “as a break from caring” substitute “to enable a carer to take a break”. (10) In section 31 (duty to prepare local carer strategy)— (a) after subsection (2)(h) insert— 20 “(ha) plans to promote a variety of providers of support to relevant carers and to promote the variety of support provided,”, (b) after subsection (2) insert— “(2A) In subsection (2), references to support to relevant carers include references to support to enable carers to take a break.”. 25 (10A) In section 41(1) (interpretation), after the entry relating to “adult carer support plan”, insert— ““breaks” includes a break for the carer from providing care or other types of break,”. (11) The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 is modified by subsection 30 (12). (12) In section 7(1) (choice of options: adult carers and young carers), after “24(4)” insert “or (4A)”. (13) The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 is modified by subsection (14). (14) In section 87 (charges that may be made for services and accommodation)— 35 (a) in subsection (1), after “24(4)” insert “or (4A)”, (b) in subsection (1A)(a), after “24(4)” insert “or (4A)”. 38A Duty to prepare adult carer support plan (1) The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 is modified as follows. 7 Care Reform (Scotland) Bill Part 3—Reforms connected to delivery and regulation of care (2) After section 6(5) (duty to prepare adult carer support plan) insert— “(5A) The Scottish Ministers must by regulations prescribe timescales for the preparation of adult carer support plans.”. (3) Section 7 is repealed. 5 38B Duty to prepare young carer statement (1) The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 is modified as follows. (2) After section 12(7) (duty to prepare young carer statement) insert— “(7A) The Scottish Ministers must by regulations prescribe timescales for the preparation of young carer statements.”. 10 (3) Section 13 is repealed. 1 39 Enactments relating to carers: minor modifications (1) The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 is modified by subsection (2). (2) Sections 6(6) and 12(8) are repealed. (3) The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 is modified by subsection 15 (4). (4) In section 7(1), the words “an adult” in the first place where they occur are repealed. 39A Short break services statement (1) The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 is modified as follows. (2) After section 35(2) (short breaks services statements) insert— 20 “ short breaks services statement must include— (2A) A(a) how the local authority will ensure there is sufficient availability and variety in short break provision to meet the identified needs of carers, (b) an assessment of short break provision— (i) during the day (at home or away from home), 25 (ii) overnight (at home or away from home), (iii) at weekends, (iv) in school holidays, (v) for planned and unplanned short breaks, (vi) for the carer to have a short break with or without the cared-for 30 person, (c) how the local authority can adapt short break provision depending on the individual needs of the carer.”. 8 Care Reform (Scotland) Bill Part 3—Reforms connected to delivery and regulation of care Care homes 1 40 Visits...
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