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30 January 2025
Annex D Institute for Government
Second, UK-wide legislation, passed with consent, can be the best way to ensure consistent compliance with international obligations: one example is the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, which 2 ensured that courts across the UK are compliant with the Istanbul Convention on preventing domestic violence.
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28 January 2025
66 Creative Scotland
Scottish Government budgets for culture remain at standstill (at best) with no indication that they will increase in coming years.
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15 January 2025
Salmon Farming: follow-up letter from Dr Martin Jaffa
It may be that Scottish salmon may need to adapt to a new environment and thus those fish with the capability of surviving at higher temperatures may be the ones that at best suited to the future. Protecting existing generic stocks may hasten the road to extinction.
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10 January 2025
SPBill39ADPMS062024
It is considered appropriate for there to be some flexibility to adjust the lists or persons in section 13B(1) and the list of matters to be taken into consideration in section 13B(2) from time to time in order to ensure that they remain relevant and appropriate for their intended purpose. This is best achieved by conferring a power to do so by regulations,...
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9 January 2025
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It is considered appropriate for there to be some flexibility to adjust the lists or persons in section 13B(1) and the list of matters to be taken into consideration in section 13B(2) from time to time in order to ensure that they remain relevant and appropriate for their intended purpose. This is best achieved by conferring a power to do so by regulations,...
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7 January 2025
Report of the Parliaments Gender Senstive Audit 19 December 2024
As such, the Report stressed that political parties will need to take a proactive role in promoting equal representation and there has been a focus on mechanisms of how best to do this. The Committee further noted a number of ways they can progress equality under guidance under the Equality Act 2010 including the use of positive action, reserved places and ...
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14 November 2024
SAZ report GMc response
Whether someone praying could commit an offence would depend entirely on the facts and circumstances of each case, and it is for Police Scotland and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to decide on how to best discharge their duties. As Police Scotland noted to Committee, determining whether enforcement action is needed will require looking at th...
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14 November 2024
PLS of SDS Inspiring Scotland response
However, we do not believe that local authorities are best placed to commission independent support as this can unduly influence the support that organisations can provide and restrict them to the local authorities' views – or as we have outlined, lack of understanding - on how SDS should be delivered.
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6 November 2024
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Wednesday 6 November 2024 6 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar S6M-15236 Jamie Hepburn on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Office of the Clerk—That the Parliament agrees that the Office of the Clerk be closed on Tuesday 24 (am), Friday 27, Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 December 2024. followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 5:00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Debate on the subject of— S6M-12918 Fulton MacGregor: Tackling Sibling Sexual Abuse in Scotland—That the Parliament commends the recent paper, Tackling Sibling Sexual Abuse in Scotland, published by the Cross Party Group on Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse; notes with concern the lack of Scotland-specific data regarding sibling sexual abuse (SSA); understands that SSA is the most common form of intra-familial child sexual abuse; acknowledges research that suggests that it is estimated that at least twice as many children are sexually abused by a child sibling than by a parent; recognises that many survivors who talk of their experiences of rape or sexual assault perpetrated by a sibling find that their abuse can be met by disbelief or minimisation by adults and professionals as "sexual experimentation" or "natural curiosity"; understands that SSA is less likely to be disclosed than other forms of sexual abuse, due to shame, fears of punishment or blame, or not being believed; further understands that the consequences of SSA may include post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, substance and alcohol misuse, eating disorders and relationship difficulties throughout life; believes that there is credible evidence that SSA often goes unrecognised or is minimised by professionals, which it considers is adverse to the needs of survivors and their families; acknowledges what it considers the complex issue of SSA whereby perpetrators are often underage themselves and may be in need of additional support; notes the support for any measures to highlight the prevalence of sibling sexual abuse, its impact and what parents can do if they are concerned about sexual behaviour between siblings; further notes the belief that it is valuable to launch a reference group bringing together key agencies and those with lived experience to consolidate learning, identify best...
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5 November 2024
Consent processes in the Scottish Parliament updated 20 Dec 22
The Parliament’s Guidance on Motions also allows for ‘Reasoned Amendments’ to motions on legislative consent which include concerns about the content of a UK Bill, for example: S2M-4317.1 Mr David Davidson: Police and Justice Bill - UK Legislation— As an amendment to motion S2M-4317 in the name of Cathy Jamieson (Police and Justice Bill – UK Legislation), insert at end “but, in doing so, expresses serious concerns over the ambiguity of the status of an extradition request in respect of a person domiciled in Scotland against whom the Lord Advocate has decided not to proceed; notes that the United States of America has not, over a period of some three years, ratified the bilateral extradition treaty with the United Kingdom, and accordingly, in the interest of equality between nations and recognising the distinctive nature of the Scottish legal system and the need to protect the civil liberties and human rights of those living in Scotland, urges the Minister for Justice to make representations to the UK Government based upon these concerns.” Best...
