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Committee reports
Date published:
29 January 2025
Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 - Council Tax
The Cabinet Secretary has suggested that “with record funding [for local government], there is no reason for big increases in council tax next year”.1Scottish Government. (2024, December 4).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 December 2024
Scottish Budget 2025-26 - Carbon assessment
Carbon assessment
The Climate Change Act 2009 requires the Scottish Government to provide assessments of the impacts on greenhouse gas emissions of activities funded by its budget. The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) Act 2019 also requires a carbon assessment of the Infrastructure Investment Plan.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2024
Interim report on petition PE1758: End greyhound racing in Scotland - Attendance of a vet at independent tracks
The owner of the Thornton track said he thought the cost of having a vet in attendance would be prohibitive for the track to continue operating, and he gave his view that the attendance of vets at GBGB-regulated tracks is funded through the betting industry.
The Minister said that the Scottish Government is considering the option of a licensing scheme for g...
News
Published:
24 July 2024
Bill does not provide sufficient support and protection to Gaelic and Scots
The Committee agreed with witnesses that the Bill does not explain:
what an area of linguistic significance would look like in places with smaller proportions of Gaelic speakers
how public bodies would work in these areas to deliver opportunities for Gaelic speakers
what funding would be available for local authorities to establish and maintai...
Committee reports
Date published:
14 June 2024
Stage 1 Report on the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill - Data protection issues
If you are dealing with, say, an English bank, it might be extremely difficult to get to the right department to get funds frozen. Many times, we have encountered people using the Data Protection Act 1998 as their default position—they say that they cannot tell you anything or give you any information.
Committee reports
Date published:
7 February 2024
Delegated powers in the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 - Overview of the Bill
The Accountant of Court is a court appointed officer who supervises judicial factors to ensure that all funds and property is invested prudently and administered properly.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 January 2024
Stage 1 Report on the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill - Arrestee's duty of disclosure
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Richard Dennis, the Accountant in Bankruptcy, acknowledged that these reforms would place an additional burden on banks, but explained that banks already check whether they have an account for a particular individual and the level of funds available. He noted that the extra burden would be the additional step of reporting the inform...
Committee reports
Date published:
23 January 2024
Stage 1 Report on the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill - Discharge of Trustees
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There are ongoing administrative costs where a trustee is kept in post. These come out of the funds available to creditors. The Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) highlighted a lack of clarity between refusing discharge and bankruptcy restrictions orders (where a debtor acts dishonestly or unlawfully).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
23 October 2023
Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill - Financial Memorandum
Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/disability-and-carers-benefits-expert-advisory-group-employment-injury-assistance-advice/ [accessed 27 September 2023]IIAC has up to 17 members and access to £50,000 budget from DWP. Secretariat costs are funded from DWP central budgets. The estimates for the SEIAC include secretariat costs.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 August 2023
Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill - Alternative business structures - licensed providers
Under the 2010 Act, a body can become an approved regulator by submitting a "regulatory scheme" to the Scottish Ministers detailing, amongst other things, the regulator's licensing rules, practice rules and compensation fund (section 12). There is then a two-stage process involving the Scottish Ministers first assessing and approving the application with ag...
