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The Regulations
In January 2026, the following visitor levy-related Scottish Statutory Instruments were laid in the Scottish Parliament:
Visitor Levy (Local Authority Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft]
Visitor Levy (Reviews and Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft]
Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft]
All three instruments were laid under powers conferred by the 2024 Act.
MSPs by gender and ethnic minority background
MSPs by gender on 13 May 2023, start of the parliamentary yearTotalMaleFemale% Male% FemaleMSPs12970595546MSPs by gender on 12 May 2024, end of the parliamentary yearDonald Cameron (Con) resigned on 9 February 2024 and was replaced by Tim Eagle (Con)TotalMaleFemale% Male%...
These took place on 7, 14, 21 and 28 March and 18 April 2024.
The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the Bill on 6 February and 19 March,issuing a report on 26 March 2024.
Scrutiny by the Committee
On 15 May 2024, the Committee took oral evidence on the SSI from Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Scottish Government ("the Cabinet Secretary").
Introduction
At its meeting on 16 ApriliAlexander Stewart MSP substituted for Tim Eagle MSP, the Committee considered the following instrument under its remit and agreed to draw it to the attention of the Parliament:
Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (Denmark) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/101)
The Committe...
This would also involve moving the CCP deadline back, to give itself more time to adjust to the CCC's advice and the revised process;
the Bill was agreed to by the Parliament in autumn 2024. It did not create a clear backstop for laying the next CCP.
As financial transactions are now the only source of funding for the Just Transition Fund in the 2024/25 budget, it will be extremely difficult for these projects to access the Fund.