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The purpose of this Bill is to establish a new Parliamentary Commissioner who will identify, promote and improve patient safety in Scotland by amplifying the patient voice. Some stakeholders expressed a view that the role and function of the Commissioner should be formally evaluated once implemented, often noting that quality assurance was a particularly im...
We note his suggestion that the expression ‘intimate partners’ should be referred to in the Bill, to recognise victims’ concerns and the risk of harm to complainers.
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans told us—
“The concerns expressed, if I am right, are about the idea that victims should consent to any information being shared.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2022
NSPCC Scotland also acknowledged that urgent reform was required to address a lack of support to families, "we remain concerned that the significant structural reform proposed within the Bill will place additional pressure on budget holders and service providers at a time when many families are in acute crisis," expressing concern that "much of the detail r...
For example, Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS), in its written submission, noted that, "without knowing how much money was spent and where it was spent, it is difficult to say where further investment is needed and whether investment is resulting in returns for the people of Scotland"Submission from Alcohol Focus Scotland. The SHRC expressed disappointment that ...
The Committee notes that there is no statutory requirement for HM Treasury to obtain the Scottish Ministers’ consent when exercising these powers within devolved competence, therefore, there is no formal means by which the Scottish Parliament could scrutinise the regulations made by HM Treasury or be notified that they had been laid before the UK Parliament;
The Committee reiterates the views previously expressed...
The challenge is "to ensure that there is an appropriate platform to enable that to be undertaken" and he expressed frustration that good and innovative elements of practice taken forward in some parts of the country take longer to reach the rest of Scotland.7Finance and Public Adminstration Committee. (2022, May 31).
The working definition of ‘trans’ used by the National Records of Scotland (NRS), is that it is an umbrella term for anyone whose gender identity or gender expression does not fully correspond with the sex they were assigned with at birth.
The Committee acknowledges that the public health declaration may provide the Parliament with an opportunity to express its view on whether a situation is severe enough to justify the making of these types of regulations in response to a public health threat.
The Committee notes that the Scottish Parliament has previously expressed its support for the incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law but that this is currently subject to legal challenge by the UK Government.