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For the rest, having them come into force on a date appointed by regulations means that the Government can appoint a date having ensured that everyone who needs to prepare for the law changing has made the necessary preparations.
You could include education, health, and prisons in that. I will quote your letter, dated February 2025, to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
Not so long ago—in fact, in March—the committee considered a Scottish statutory instrument that had the wrong date on it due to another Scottish Government error.
It is clear from the spending information that we have received to date from the cladding remediation team that a relatively small number of authorities are affected.
Next week, we will take evidence from VoiceAbility on its progress to date on providing independent advocacy under the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.