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Regarding the distribution of earnings, Scotland's gender pay gap was 12.0% in 2022 (up from 11.1% in 2021 but below the UK-wide figure of 14.9%) and the disability pay gap was 16.2% in 2019 (the latest year for which reliable data is available, due to a coding error by the ONS). This gap has risen from 12.8% in 2014.
NHS boards are required to have a code of corporate governance in place and good governance is ensured through a Committee structure within each NHS board.
Alignment with PAS 9980
The current binary approach to risk in the SBA is in contrast to that taken in PAS 9980 which is a code of practice published by the British Standards Institute for the specific appraisal of the fire risk of external wall construction and cladding on existing blocks of flats.
The European Commission defines a third country as:
A country that is not a member of the European Union as well as a country or territory whose citizens do not enjoy the European Union right to free movement, as defined in Art. 2(5) of the Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code). 6European Commission. (n.d.) third-country national.
Under the provisions of the Bill, the Electoral Commission is able, from time to time, to issue a revised code of practice giving further guidance on the kinds of expenses which it deems to fall within or outwith the spending limits.
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Bills/Children%20(Equal%20Protection%20from%20Assault)%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill38FMS052018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Bills/Children%20(Equal%20Protection%20from%20Assault)%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill38FMS052018.pdf</a> [accessed 18 February 2019]
Canada
Physical punishment is still legal in Canada, under Section 43 of the Criminal Code...
Assumptions have been made in colour coding the post-Brexit funding guarantees in Figure 2, due to uncertainties around the exact meaning of the guarantees - see below.