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Contrary to the requirements of HM Treasury's Green Book, the Scottish Government has to date only published benefit analyses - which fail to consider the costs the industry imposes upon other stakeholders.
The Health and Social Care Title of consultation response Alliance Date Scotland (the ALLIANCE) Health, Social Care and Sport Committee call for evidence: The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Boards) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 ALLIANCE response 1 28 January 2026 Introduction The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) w...
It should also be noted that the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 states that following arrest, a person is under no obligation to answer any question apart from their name, address, date and place of birth and nationality.
ECOCIDE (SCOTLAND) BILL South Ayrshire Council Response The following are the views of Planning Service Officers at South Ayrshire Council with regards to the potential implications for planning and development control highlighted in the letter to the Chief Executive of South Ayrshire Council from Edward Mountain MSP, th Convener of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, dated 11 November 2025. Overview of the proposed Ecocide (Scotland) Bill The proposed bill seeks to introduce a new criminal offence – Ecocide.
Our Ref: Ecocide (Scotland) Bill Date: 28th November 2025 Contact: Edward Mountain MSP Convener Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh By email only to: [email protected] Dear Mr Mountain Ecocide (Scotland) Bill I write in response to the request by the Committee for views or evidence from th East Ayrshi...
Additional Fee Income from Annual Audits When charging additional audit fees, auditors must adhere to strict professional and ethical standards, ensuring transparency and a clear, evidence-based justification for any extra charges. To date in the current financial year, Audit Scotland’s in-house audit delivery teams have agreed approximately £300,000 of add...
We also share financial data with our Local Joint Committee on a quarterly basis. Meeting dates for Finance & Policy and Audit & Risk committees Currently planned up to end of March: • Audit and Risk: 18 November; 16 December; 14 January; 10 March • Finance and Policy: 20 January; 24 March Student recruitment data Our overall picture is broadly positive des...