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Committee reports Date published: 4 March 2020

Census (Scotland) Order 2020 (SSI 2020/draft)

Accordingly, the Committee took evidence from the Scottish Government and the National Records of Scotland on the preparations for laying the draft Order at the following meetings— 20th Meeting, Thursday 12 September 2019 Meeting papers for 12 September 2019— Part 1 (2.57KB pdf) Part 2 (2.27KB pdf) Part 3 (2.03KB pdf) Part 4 (late paper) (302KB pdf) Part 5 (late paper) (998KB pdf) Official Report of Meeting 12 September 2019 Minute of meeting on Thursday 12 September 2019 (47.6KB pdf) 1st Meeting, Thursday 09 January 2020 Meeting papers of meeting 9 January 2020 (9398KB pdf) Official Report of Meeting 9 January 2020 Minute of proceedings of meeting 9 January 2020 (92KB pdf) Annexe B: Correspondence The following correspondence was exchanged between the Committee and the Scottish Government/the National Records of Scotland— Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs dated...
Questions and Answers Date answered: 10 February 2026

S6W-43360

The move to three yearly revaluations and a one-year tone date was also a recommendation of the Barclay Review and was warmly welcomed by the business community and all parties in the Scottish Parliament.The implication of that recommendation is that the tone date in England and Wales of 1 April 2022 will less accurately reflect up-to-date market and business conditions than the 1 April 2023 tone date adopted in Scotland.
Last updated: 12 March 2021

SPBill79BS052021

Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill 25 Part 4—Financial redress: redress payments Chapter 1—Determination of applications for redress payments (4) The condition referred to in subsection (2) is that no new scheme contributors have been included in the contributor list in the period— (a) beginning with the date the panel appointed under section 33 or, as the case may be, a review panel appointed under section 53 determined that the applicant was 5 eligible for the fixed rate payment or, where subsection (3)(b) applies, the previous individually assessed payment, and (b) ending with the date the panel appointed under section 33 or, as the case may be, a review panel appointed under section 53 determines that the applicant is eligible for the further sum. 10 (5) Where an applicant signs and returns a waiver in accordance with subsection (1)— (a) no relevant civil proceedings may be brought by or on behalf of the applicant, (b) section 3(2) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940 does not apply in so far as it would entitle any person to recover from the Scottish Ministers or a relevant scheme contributor any contribution towards the payment 15 by that person of any damages or expenses in respect of relevant abuse, and (c) any other right under any enactment or rule of law to recover any contribution from the Scottish Ministers or a relevant scheme contributor in relation to relevant abuse, and any right of relief or of indemnity against Ministers or a relevant scheme contributor in relation to relevant abuse, ceases to have effect. 20 (6) For the purposes of this section— “relevant abuse” means— (a) the abuse to which the application relates, and (b) any other abuse of the person in respect of whom the application is made for which the applicant would have been eligible to apply for a redress payment 25 by virtue of section 16, “relevant civil proceedings” are civil proceedings against the Scottish Ministers or any relevant scheme contributor (whether or not the proceedings are also against another person) in which the applicant seeks compensation or any other remedy in relation to relevant abuse, 30 “relevant scheme contributor” is a scheme contributor who is included in the contributor list on the date the panel appointed under section 33 or, as the case may be, a review panel appointed under section 53 determines that the applicant is eligible for the redress payment. (7) For the purpose of subsection (6), where a scheme contributor is removed from the 35 contributor list with retrospective effect in accordance with section 13A, the question of whether the scheme contributor is a relevant scheme contributor on a particular date is to be determined by reference to the contributor list as retrospectively amended. 46 Form and content of waiver The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision about— 40 (a) the form and content of any waiver to be signed and returned under section 45, (b) the information to be provided to the applicant in relation to the waiver and its effects. 26 Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill Part 4—Financial redress: redress payments Chapter 1—Determination of applications for redress payments 46A Report on effect of waiver on participation in redress scheme Before the end of the period of 18 months beginning with the day section 45 comes into force, the Scottish Ministers must lay before the Scottish Parliament a report setting out— (a) their assessment of— 5 (i) the impact (if any) of the waiver under section 45 on applications for a redress payment, (ii) the effectiveness of the waiver in encouraging public authorities, voluntary organisations and other persons to become scheme contributors, (b) the steps (if any) they intend to take as a result of that assessment, 10 (c) where they do not intend to take any such steps, their reasons for that.
Last updated: 17 February 2021

SPBill79AS052021

Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill 5 Part 2—Operation of the redress scheme Contributions to the redress scheme 12 Scheme contributors (1) The Scottish Ministers must establish and maintain a list of public authorities, voluntary organisations and other persons (other than individuals)— 5 (a) who exercise or have exercised functions in relation to the safeguarding or promotion of the welfare of children or the protection or furthering of their interests, and (b) who, in the opinion of Ministers, are making or have agreed to make a fair and meaningful financial contribution towards the funding of redress payments under 10 this Act. (2) In this Act— (a) the list established and maintained under subsection (1) is the “contributor list”, and (b) a public authority, voluntary organisation or other person (other than an individual) included from time to time in the list is a “scheme contributor”. 15 (3) The contributor list must record, in relation to each scheme contributor— (a) the date...
Official Report Meeting date: 11 September 2013

Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee 11 September 2013

Transport Scotland initially set a completion date for the project of December 2016.
Official Report Meeting date: 10 May 2017

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 10 May 2017

Therefore, at this stage, I cannot give a firm date because I do not want to give the committee and, indeed, the farmers, false certainty that it will be done by a certain date.
Last updated: 12 January 2026

Letter from Consumer Scotland on affordability of household water charges 12 January 2026

Recent changes in water charges 3.1 Chart 3.1 shows the evolution of the water charge in real terms since 2002-2003, when Scottish Water was established. 3.2 Following the 2008 recession, water charges were frozen in cash terms for four years, resulting in a real-terms decline.
Last updated: 21 August 2025

BB20250818

S6W-39859 Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Government how many times the implementation forum to promote awareness of a public health approach to preventing violence against women and girls has met to date, and what recommendations or findings have arisen from any such meetings.
Last updated: 11 August 2025

BB20250811

S6W-39803 Ross Greer: To ask the Scottish Government on what date a reporter was appointed to proceed work on the recalled appeal in relation to the proposed Loch Lomond development by Flamingo Land (PPA-002-2021).
Last updated: 14 March 2024

SPBill44PMS062024accessible

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