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The Scottish Government understands that there have been no referrals to these services in Scotland although there are plans to make these more visible and accessible to Scottish tenants.viThe Scottish Government memorandum on the Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill
Tenant's expressed concerns that implementation had been difficult in England and Wales:
I am aware o...
Children 1st highlighted the principle, as enshrined in Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC)iFor more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/girfec/ , that the best interests of the child must be the priority in all decisions and actions affecting children. However, they also expressed concern there are no special provisions for children and yo...
Additional analysis for the Committee will seek to ensure that the views expressed within the responses are highlighted as part of the scrutiny of the Bill.
Essentially, all agricultural food will continue to incur the same pre-Brexit tariffs (extended of course also to EU goods);
Simplification: nuisance tariffs (below 2%) are removed; and higher tariffs are staggered along regular intervals (i.e. multiples of 2.5%);
Currency conversion: when tariffs are expressed in monetary values rather than percentage, the...
Committee reports
Date published:
10 December 2019
The regulations leave it open for there to be no Scheme Administrator, or for there to be more than one. Some respondents expressed concerns that the regulations allow for more than one Scheme Administrator and some suggested leaving it open may be necessary due to issues around competition law.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 November 2019
The Cabinet Secretary told the Sub-Committee that he did not share the view expressed by Police Scotland that the capital settlement only enabled them to meet health and safety requirements.
One issue is that the child's views usually appear as part of a wider report on the child's best interests. Some academics fear the expression of the child's views will get lost or distorted in this process.