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Supported by: Rona Mackay*, Miles Briggs*, Bill Kidd*, Paul Sweeney*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Stuart McMillan*, Monica Lennon*, Elena Whitham*, Fulton MacGregor*, Jackie Dunbar*, Paul McLennan*, Audrey Nicoll*, Jackson Carlaw* Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support S6M-05981 Annie Wells: Glasgow Dance Academy to Host Events to Celebrate the Community (lodged on 21 September 2022) New...
Thursday 21 May 2020 Business Bulletin Iris Ghnothaichean CHAMBER DESK NOTICE Topical Questions on 26 May and First Minister’s Questions on 27 May 2020 The deadline for submitting Topical Questions for 26 May and First Minister’s Questions on 27 May is 10am on Tuesday 26 May....
Shortcomings The disconnect between original purpose and modern application means there are three key shortcomings in the UK laws which we should aim to design out of a new Scottish crime: 1. They criminalise only the killing of ‘a child capable of being born alive’. 1 This was presumed in 1929 to be after 28 weeks’ gestation, but in 1991 1 a civil court held that the presumption operated from 26 weeks.
This inquiry follows on from the Committee’s previous work in relation to pre-budget scrutiny:
Pre-Budget scrutiny for 2022-23
Pre-Budget scrutiny for 2023-24
Pre-Budget scrutiny for 2024-25
Pre-Budget scrutiny for 2025-26.
Background.
Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture.
These were:
Section 11 (power to release early) and section 14 (provision of information to victim support organisations) which were commenced on 26 May 2024
Section 5 (time spent on electronically monitored bail) of the Act which was commenced on 1 July 2024
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Some recommendations required systemic changes, such as new scrutiny structures, new monitoring frameworks, cross‑committee culture change, which tend to progress more slowly.
Committee findings and recommendations.
Following the evidence session on 26 March 2024 with the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, the Committee issued a letter outlining their findings and recommendations.
The Order also makes “related amendments to the 2013 Act and to the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act (Interest on Unpaid Tax and Interest Rates in General) Regulations 2015 in connection with the introduction of this new LBTT relief”.
If approved by the Scottish Parliament, the instrument comes into force on 26 Fe...