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Organisations including the Howard League for Penal Reform in Scotland and the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research called for steps to be taken to help those who receive longer sentences by allowing their convictions to be considered to be spent at some future date. The enabling powers will allow the Scottish Government to propose a future scheme...
Notes on the modelling assumptions:
The estimates provided for the costs incurred in relation to the Scottish Government Bank Programme, the set-up costs for the Bank, and the Scottish Government sponsorship unit are estimates based on planning conducted to date . The Financial Memorandum states that these will be refined as operational planning progresses....
The Financial Memorandum is heavily caveated around likely changes to the cost estimates because much of the estimates are based on planning conducted to date. The Financial Memorandum states that these will be refined as operational planning progresses.
The Policy Memorandum describes this as—
"The Scottish Ministers have to request advice from the CCC on target levels at least every five years, and the Bill provides, through section 15 (international carbon reporting practice) that receipt of each set of advice will automatically update the set of inventory methods used for assessing target compliance to the most up to date methods at that time."ivClimate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill.
They reminded the Committee that the scale of the problem has never been fully assessed. A robust and up-to-date cost analysis was recommended by the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee in 2014 and again in 2015.
More specifically it proposes to:
ensure that a valid planning application is submitted within 18 months from the date of the proposal of planning notice that it relates to (to ensure that the PAC remains relevant to the application once lodged)
provide for the process for PAC including timescales, screening of applicants and reporting
provides Ministers wi...
Rather than set out a proposed plan, the Bill provides that, following further consultation, the first National Island Plan would be laid before the Scottish Parliament within 12 months from the date on which the Act comes into force.
Rather than set out a proposed plan within legislation, the Bill provides that, following further consultation, the first National Island Plan would be laid before the Scottish Parliament within 12 months from the date on which the Act comes into force.