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Providing opportunity for new art and creative outputs through increasing the number of events, festivals, exhibitions, and cultural productions available to practitioners.
Again, this amendment contains a consent requirement where the power is exercised within devolved competence but does not confer new powers of the Scottish Ministers.
Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 and Sexual Offences Act 2003
The new measures will allow Scotland to commence and use the new orders introduced in the 2016 Act, namely Sexual Harm Prevention Orders (SHPOs) and Sexual Risk Orders (SROs), by making these enforceable within other UK jurisdictions....
The Committee's questioning focussed on the establishment of a new Committee and a new Scientific Forum under the UK SI, the Animals Welfare and Invasive Non-Native Species (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and the interaction between those bodies and existing Scottish bodies, such as NatureScot and SEPA.
Health and Sport Committee consultation on the proposals for new Independent National Whistleblowing Office role
The Committee launched a consultation on the Scottish Government proposal for the role of a new Independent National Whistleblowing Officer role as set out in:
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) (Healthcare Whistleblowing) Order 2019 - Proposed Draft Regulations (SG/2019/66) (112KB pdf)
Proposed Draft Explanatory Note (SG/2019/67) (271KB pdf)
The Committee is also considering the SPSO proposals for new standards for health services handling whistleblower concerns:
SPSO consultation on Draft Standards for NHS Services (92.7KB pdf)
These proposals relate to the extension of the jurisdiction to include whistleblowing concerns for NHS Scotland’s services.
Additionally, the draft rules remove a requirement to lay certain reports and financial documents which are no longer required under the new budget process. Finally, there are some minor consequential changes to other Standing Orders rules as required to ensure that they reflect the new budget process.