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Last updated: 27 October 2022

Minute of meeting held on 19 October 2022

Agenda item 5 Any other competent business None was tabled. Agenda item 6 Date and topic of next meetings Paul O’Kane highlighted the next meeting dates: th • Wednesday 14 December 6.00 -7.30 pm via Zoom, chaired by Emma Harper.

Last updated: 24 June 2021

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.), sub-paragraph 5 (5)(d). (5) In schedule 6— (a) paragraph 6 (freedom of information: Commissioner's ability to take account of impact of coronavirus), (aa) paragraph 13 (grounds for exclusion of the public from meetings of local 10 authorities), 1 (b) paragraph 15 (duties under the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000). (6) In schedule 7— (a) paragraphs 1 and 5 (social security: period for re-determination of entitlement), 15 (c) paragraphs 23 to 30 (scrutiny of subordinate legislation in urgent cases). (7) The following provisions of schedule 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 expire at the end of 30 September 2021— (a) in paragraph 3 (termination of student residential tenancy by tenant: requirements for notice)— 20 (i) sub-paragraph (2)(b)(i), (ii) in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii), the words “in any other case,”, (iii) sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), (b) paragraph 6 (carer’s allowance supplement), (d) paragraph 24 (marriages and civil partnerships during emergency period). 25 (8) For the purpose of section 13(1) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, the expiry of a provision of that Act by virtue of this section is to be treated as if it were by virtue of previous regulations under section 13(1) of that Act. (9) For the purpose of section 10(1) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020, the expiry of a provision of that Act by virtue of this section is to be treated as if it were 30 by virtue of previous regulations under section 10(1) of that Act. 2A Suspension of provisions (1) The operation of paragraphs 22 and 23 (care homes: inspections and reporting on coronavirus deaths) of schedule 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 is suspended at the end of 30 September 2021. 35 (2) For the purpose of section 8(1)(b) and (2) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020, the suspension by virtue of subsection (1) is to be treated as if it were by virtue of section 8(1)(a) of that Act. 2B Notice of changes to coronavirus related measures (1) The Scottish Ministers must, at least 24 hours before the proposed change would come 40 into effect, lay before the Scottish Parliament a statement notifying it of any proposal 3 Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Bill to change a measure put in place by them to respond to the effect of the spread or incidence of coronavirus under— (a) the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, or (b) the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020. 5 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the Scottish Ministers consider that there are reasons of urgency which mean that it is not possible to comply with the requirement imposed by that subsection. (3) Where the Scottish Ministers rely on subsection (2), they must as soon as possible lay before the Scottish Parliament a statement explaining the circumstances. 10 (4) In this section, “coronavirus” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Coronavirus 1 (Scotland) Act 2020. 2C Report on certain matters relating to Act (1) The Scottish Ministers must no later than one month after the day of Royal Assent lay before the Scottish Parliament a report of— 15 (a) progress being made towards marriage ceremonies and civil partnership registrations and associated celebratory events being able to be held without restrictions arising from the spread or incidence of coronavirus, (b) their view of the effect of this Act on— (i) the measures in place to help businesses to deal with the effects of disruption 20 attributable to coronavirus, (ia) live music and live music venues, (ii) social security support available for carers, (iii) support available to persons who are required to self-isolate for a reason relating to coronavirus, and 25 (iv) social care services, and (c) the use of fiscal fines (that is, conditional offers of fixed penalties under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995) during the period beginning on 7 April 2020 and ending on the day of Royal Assent. (2) The report must in particular include— 30 (a) information on the restrictions remaining in place as respects the holding of marriage ceremonies and civil partnership registrations and associated celebratory events, (b) information on the measures in place to help businesses deal with the effect of disruption attributable to coronavirus and any plans for further measures the 35 Scottish Ministers propose to put in place to help businesses, (c) information on the social security support to help carers put in place for a reason related to coronavirus and any plans for further social security support to help carers the Scottish Ministers propose to put in place for such a reason, (d) information on the support available to persons who are required to self-isolate 40 for a reason relating to coronavirus and any plans for further support for such persons the Scottish Ministers propose to put in place, 4 Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Bill (e) information on the measures in place to restore social care services to their level as at 1 March 2020 and any plans for further measures the Scottish Ministers propose to put in place to secure this, and (f) information on— 5 (i) the numbers of fiscal fines issued for each level on the scale during the period mentioned in subsection (1)(c), and (ii) the numbers of fiscal fines issued for each level of the scale in the period ending on 6 April 2020 which is of the same length as the period mentioned in subsection (1)(c). 10 (3) In this section— 1 “carer” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, “coronavirus” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, “the scale” means the scale in the schedule of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) 15 Act 1995 Fixed Penalty Order 2008 (S.S.I. 2008/108) (as it had effect at the time). 2D Reporting on status of eviction provisions (1) Each report required by section 15(1) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 must also include information on the operation during the period to which the report relates of schedule 1 of that Act, including in particular— 20 (a) the measures in place to protect tenants from eviction and any plans for further measures the Scottish Ministers propose to put in place to protect tenants from eviction, (b) the number of notices of proceedings issued to tenants in social housing as a result of rent arrears in the period, 25 (c) the total value of rent arrears in the social housing sector accumulated during the period, and (d) the number of eviction orders because of rent arrears issued by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland during the period. (2) But subsection (1) does not require a report to include information on the operation of 30 a provision if the provision has been expired before the period to which the report relates. 3 Minor and consequential provisions (1) Section 4 (children and vulnerable adults) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 is repealed, together with the italic heading immediately preceding it. 35 (2) In section 12(6) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, for “Before” substitute “At the same time as”. (2A) In section 12 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, subsections (7) and (8) are repealed. (3) In schedule 4 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, paragraph 16 (community orders: 40 interpretation) is amended as follows— (a) in the opening words, for the words “paragraphs 12, 14 and” substitute “paragraph”, 5 Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Bill (b) the definition of “drug treatment and testing order” is repealed, (c) in the definition of “relevant local authority”, paragraph (b) is repealed, (d) the definition of “specified period” is repealed. (3A) In schedule 6 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, paragraph 11(a) (local authority 5 meetings: introductory) is repealed. (4) In section 9(6) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020, for “Before” substitute “At the same time as”. (4A) In section 9 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020, subsections (7) and (8) are repealed. 10 (5) In schedule 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020, in paragraph 1(3) 1 (termination of student residential tenancy by tenant: interpretation), the words “(except in paragraph 3(3))” are repealed. (6) In schedule 4 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020, paragraphs 10 and 11 (freedom of information: modification of Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020) are repealed. 15 (7) The following instruments are revoked— (a) the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment of Expiry Dates...

Official Report Meeting date: 19 September 2023

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee 19 September 2023

Alison Irvine might be able to help on the final date. The date to which we are working for the pavement parking legislation is 2 October, with a view to it coming into force in December.

Last updated: 13 May 2025

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Evelyn Tweed Members selected for General Questions on 22 May 2025 The following members have been randomly selected for General Questions on the above date. Questions must be lodged no later than 12 noon on Wednesday 14 May 2025.

Last updated: 27 November 2025

SPCB Minutes 13 November 2025

This item was deferred to a future meeting. Date of next meeting 8. The next meeting of the SPCB was scheduled for 20 November 2025.