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Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 – section 26 the ‘prevent duty’
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) were “very concerned about the ‘Prevent’ duty contained in the 2015 Counter Terrorism and Security Act…for certain public bodies to have …in the exercise of their functions…due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terror...
We wrote to the Cabinet Secretary advising of our findings on 26 October. These included the need for the role to be valued in society, better commissioning of services, workforce planning and Brexit and the living wage.
The Scottish Government ran a three-month national public consultation from March to June 2016, with an analysis report published on 26 August. The consultation posed 10 questions, which aimed to explore whether respondents thought the mandatory provision of seat belts on school transport was desirable; the role of schools and parents in encouraging seat be...
These reviews examine events associated with a domestic homicide or suicide with a view to learning lessons for the future.
Article 2(2) of the Order inserts new definitions into the 2013 Order in connection with the amendments made by article 2(3) to (5).
Committee reports
Date published:
11 February 2026
Finance and Public Administration Committee
The Finance and Public Administration Committee launched a call for views on the Financial Memorandum accompanying the Bill on 14 January, which also ended on 26 January. It received 6 responses.
The Child Poverty Action Group’s (CPAG) Child Support Handbook 2025/26 explains that a person is habitually resident if they are “ordinarily resident in the UK and have been for an appreciable period of time.”