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I did not do that, first, because I thought that it was more important to get on with it and, secondly, because we really need to get into the nitty-gritty around some of James Withers’s recommendations.
This is why staffing costs for the SBSL increase in 2026-2027. Revenue FY 25/26 FY 26/27 Total Further information Scotland Set up (£) (£) (£) costs - staff Programme Staff 105,000 576,535 681,535 These are indicative costs figures at present and based on the delivery of previous devolved taxes.
This is why staffing costs for the SBSL increase in 2026-2027. Revenue Scotland FY 25/26 FY 26/27 Total Further information Set up costs - staff (£) (£) (£) Programme Staff 105,000 576,535 681,535 These are indicative figures costs at present and based on the delivery of previous devolved taxes.
Jatin Haria of the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) said: “We need to be careful that people do not use human rights-based budgeting as an excuse to say, “Human rights is a brand-new thing and we need to take another couple of years to get our heads around it.”
Work is ongoing to determine how the additional £4.5 million announced in the 2025-26 budget to deliver new specialist support will be allocated to NHS boards.
Those colleagues are dividing their time between working through the older cases and keeping pace with the new cases. As we bring in more automation, we upskill more colleagues and, in essence, get more colleagues.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 February 2019
An off-the shelf solution will not always be appropriate.viEEFW Committee, Official Report, 13 November 2018, col 26-29
We took oral evidence from Glasgow City Council and Dumfries and Galloway Council and asked both what is currently being done to encourage representation and what has been effective.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-20923 by Maree Todd on 26 September 2023, whether it can provide an update on progress with the implementation of Anne's Law, and whether it will be in force by the end of 2025.
The Minister for Victims and Community Safety wrote to the Committee on 26 February 2026 to advise that the draft instrument would therefore be withdrawn and a revised SSI laid.