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Deposit Return Scheme (Launch Date) To ask the Scottish Government what process informed its previous decision to launch the deposit return scheme on 16 August 2023, including any input that it sought from industry regarding its readiness for that date.
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The Scottish Government considers it appropriate for the substantive provisions of the Bill to be commenced at such date as Ministers appoint to be suitable.
As a supplementary memorandum, it should be read in conjunction with the Scottish Government’s previous memorandum on the Bill ( LCM-S6-53 dated 11 December 2024), and further supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM-S6-53a dated 3 April 2025). 3.
In the present case, the Committee’s first report was produced on 4 February, on the understanding that this was extremely close to the backstop date for being able to report meaningfully and usefully.
Currently, if an individual has less than 18 months between parole qualifying date and sentence expiry date, then they will not be subject to a further parole review, rather, release planning will be determined between PBSW and JSW in the community.
We begin working with individuals in the months before their release date to understand their needs and to assess how best we can help them as their liberation approaches.
In my view, postponing the exercise of powers until a future date, may change the legal effect of a Bill but does not resolve the question of its legal validity.