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The focus of the inquiry was to:
Scrutinise the Scottish Government and COSLA’s Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan, its anticipated outcomes and progress to date
Assess to what degree budget allocation to the Strategy and Action Plan are sufficient, and to what degree budget allocations in other areas of Government will assist or hinder its deliver...
The Committee has significant concerns that the former Chief Executive appears to have been encouraged to negotiate an early exit date by the Scottish Government sponsor team.
The UK recognised the work that the EU is undertaking to keep the Portal up to date and reiterated the importance of EU Member States’ guidance being accurate, clear and easy to find."
My view is that the commencement arrangements are appropriate in that context and framework.iiOfficial Report, Criminal Justice Committee, 29 January 2025, col 16
Supplementary written evidence from the Law Society of Scotland stated that—
…our understanding is that the Bill does not provide for the implementation of virtual custody courts on the commencement date contained in Section 28. The proposed legislation allows its implementation when the appropriate model is completely developed.
The Chair of the Salmon Interactions Working Group told the Committee that, to date, the Scottish Government has only implemented one of the report's 42 recommendations.
Letter to from Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice to Jeremy Balfour, MSP, dated 16 September 2024. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/social-justice-and-social-security-committee/social-security-amendment-scotland-bill/cabinet-secretary-for-social-justice-to-jeremy-balfour-msp--social-security-bill--amendment-7--septe.pdf ...
Committee reports
Date published:
16 September 2024
The other way in which a new supported body can be established, is through a committee bill, as was the case with the creation of the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS) through legislation passed in 2003.
In a letter dated 7 March 20241Scottish Government. (2024).