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Clauses 2 and 6: Emergency registration of nurses and other health and care professionals.
The SPICe briefingiThe Scottish Parliament Information Centre, Legislative Consent Memorandum Committee briefing notes that one of the key considerations in the response to the virus is ensuring the NHS is prepared for increased demand.
The Bill and related documents are available on the Consumer Scotland Bill page on the Scottish Parliament's website.
The SPICe bill briefing1Scottish Parliament Information Centre. (2019).
The panels, representing only themselves and not any particular interest group, were supported by Parliament staff including researchers from SPICe and facilitation from the Committee Engagement Unit to deliver both education on the issues and opportunities for the panels to deliberate on what they heard.
Part 5 contains final general and miscellaneous provisions such as:
Meaning of the 2009 Act
Ancillary Provision
Commencement
Short title
The Scottish Government published the following documents in relation to the Bill:
Climate Change (Emissions Reductions Targets) (Scotland) Bill
Policy Memorandum
Explanatory Notes
Financial Memorandum
Delegated Powers Memorandum
Statement on Legislative Competence
The SPICe...
Reform of the Fire and Rescue Service in Scotland: Annexes to the Outline Business Case, Annex E, Figure E7. SPICe Briefing, Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill.
Concerns were raised during the passage of the Bill that a disproportionate level of redundancies in civilian staff could result in police officers having to fill the void, with implications for front-line service delivery. 2Scottish Parliament. (2012). SPICe briefing on the Financial Memorandum.
Growth Accelerator/Tax Incremental Financing30Largely local authority led, but with some financial support from Scottish GovernmentTotal5,196Source: Scottish Government Budget 2019-20 and SPICe
Similarly, the Political Declaration sets out procedures for dispute settlement which are based on the procedures provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. The SPICe Briefing on the Withdrawal Agreement examines both these elements in more detail.
These arrangements are described in the relevant chapter of SPICe briefing SB 18-78 The UK's Departure from the European Union - An overview of the Withdrawal Agreement.