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The Scottish Parliament Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee undertook pre-budget scrutiny to influence the Scottish Government’s thinking when preparing the 2023-24 budget..
Pre-legislative scrutiny of environmental governance and principles clauses
Some parts of the Bill (covering environmental governance and principles) were subject to pre-legislative scrutiny in the UK Parliament in 2018.
First, I should say that, as of yesterday, the delay was 10 not 11 months, which is encouraging. However, the delay pre-pandemic was around three to four months and reducing.
On that point, will you confirm that the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Order 2008 governs the pre-release of devolved statistics?
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee’s pre-budget scrutiny for 2023-24 focussed on funding for affordable housing.
Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Bill
Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) BillSP Bill number81Type of BillCLength of Bill (no. of pages in the Bill excluding contents pages and back sheets)3Date introduced8 Sep 20Preliminary discussions in committeeLead committee appointedStage 1...
Commenting at the time, RSS’s Executive Director stated—
We hope it will set an example for other government departments to follow and bring forward the day when pre-release access to all official statistics is ended.