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17 November 2020 - Additional funds administered by local authorities announced by First Minister, £30m Local Authority discretionary fund, £15m Newly Self-Employed, and £15m Community and Social Impact.
9 December 2020 - Finan...
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Date published:
23 February 2021
The Minister for Children and Young People stated:
When I attended the committee on 9 December, I reported that the early learning and childcare programme joint delivery board had recommended a new 1,140 hours delivery date of August 2021. Following careful consideration and agreement to that recommendation by the Scottish ministers and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities leaders, I confirmed that date to Parliament on 14 December.
In relation to next of kin payments, there was no clear consensus on a cut off date, although 42% of respondents chose 17 December 2014 as it aligned with the announcement of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.
Anyone receiving a compliance notice can appeal, within 21 days from the date of issue, to a Sheriff. In addition, the Commissioner can vary or withdraw a compliance notice at any time.
In an extreme case, e.g. of an EU citizen born in the UK on the date of Brexit, this could mean that many decades from now that person could continue to exercise the right to be joined by a future spouse or a child born abroad.
Will the First Minister provide an update on the support that the connecting Scotland programme has provided to date and the plans that the Scottish Government has to enable more people to get online?