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Thank you, cabinet secretary and your officials, for attending. 09:34 Meeting suspended. 09:37 On resuming—Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Our next item of business is an evidence session with local authority leaders and waste management stakeholders as part of our stage 1 scrutiny of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill.
Approaches should be in line with the legal rights set out Legality in domestic and international laws. 8 Equality and Human Rights Commission Article 2: Right to life 9 SPS Code of Conduct (2010) 9 | P a g e Scottish Government’s Vision for Justice in Scotland The four core principles outlined as part of the Vision for Justice in Scotland are: Person-Centred Equality and Human Collaboration and Trauma Evidence-Based Rights and Partnership Informed The need for the principles to be founded in equality and human rights was highlighted as key.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 February 2024
Nourish Scotland said soil should be a "key pillar" of the Bill and Scottish Environment LINK suggested amendments to the Bill on soil.iWritten submissions from Nourish Scotland and Scottish Environment LINK.
Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill Policy Memorandum. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/bankruptcy-and-diligence-scotland-bill/introduced/policy-memorandum-accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/bankruptcy-and-diligence-scotland-bill/introduced/policy-memorandum-accessible.pdf</a> In order to achieve this, the Scottish Government is proposing a two-stage mental health moratorium— an initial phase lasting for as long as compulsory treatment and a follow-on phase to deal with debt problems.
There is still concern that the voice of artists is not being heard in terms of cultural recovery. SG and Creative Scotland have done good work in supporting the resilience of music in Scotland, but the feeling in the artist community is that the emergency is ongoing.
Officials in these destinations reported a high level of compliance in their areas with penalties issued being low compared to the number of taxpayers1Scottish Government. (2023). Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill, Policy Memorandum. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/visitor-levy-scotland-bill/introduced/policy-memorandum-accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/visitor-levy-scotland-bill/introduced/policy-memorandum-accessible.pdf</a>.
Legislation
ongoing scrutiny of the Scottish National Investment Bank;
post-legislative scrutiny of the Consumer Scotland Act 2020, including the role of Consumer Scotland and the operation of the consumer duty;
further post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014;
tracking progress of the Moveable Transactions Bill;
review of the implementation of the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Act.
Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Diane Martin CBE, A Model for Scotland; Amanda Jane Quick, Nordic Model Now!