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I know that the minister has paid a lot of attention to the cross-party group on construction, but in the week before recess, serious concerns were raised about the future of plumbers, electricians, decorators and other trades.
Committee consideration
The Scottish Government explains in the SDPM that if the reporting period requires changing some years down the line, this new provision gives Scottish Ministers the power to change it, and is an important part of future planning for the operations of the CIE. This could be by changing the date from which the annual period runs from 1 August to a different date, or for it to run for shorter/longer than a year.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 February 2025
The stated purpose of the Bill is to modernise and clarify the law around how certain leases can continue automatically past their termination date, and other procedural elements related to ending leases.
Anyone may make an objection or comment in writing to the planning authority within 28 days of the date of the advertisement (regulations 4 and 5 of the 2010 Regulations).
Addressing your second point, the Minister has exercised the Article 15 powers administratively and made provisional authorisation for a period of 3 years, which runs from the date of the expiry of the previous substantive authorisation.
Scottish Women’s Aid’s written submission was also supportive but with the proviso that notice of any change to an individual’s release date should be given to victims and their support organisations several weeks in advance.
However, he did recognise that there would be a tone date "in two weeks' time" (on 1 April 2022) and that a revaluation process was currently underway.