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Official Report Meeting date: 7 October 2020

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 07 October 2020

That programme has nothing to do directly with crime.

Official Report Meeting date: 20 March 2018

Health and Sport Committee 20 March 2018

You will also see from the graduate medical school programme that we have offered bursaries to people for committing to working in the NHS—no matter where they come from.

Official Report Meeting date: 30 June 2016

Public Petitions Committee 30 June 2016

What happened to that programme? Did any fish farms relocate?

Last updated: 6 June 2024

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The submission from The City of Edinburgh Council noted that: “The two-month joint tenancy pre-notice period would provide time for remaining tenants to seek assistance around their housing options, if required.

Last updated: 14 May 2024

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Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill [AS PASSED] CONTENTS Section P ART 1 T HE C LADDING A SSURANCE R EGISTER 1 The register 2 Offence of providing false or misleading information for the register P ART 2 P OWERS TO ASSESS AND ADDRESS DANGER C HAPTER 1 S COTTISH M INISTERS ’ POWERS Powers to assess danger 3 Power to arrange single-building assessment 3A Power to arrange additional work assessment 4 Power to require information for single-building assessment and the register 5 Offence of failing to comply with requirement under section 4 Powers to address danger 6 Power to arrange remediation work 7 Power to arrange urgent remediation work 8 Power to evacuate 9 Offence of occupying evacuated premises Personal emergency evacuation plans 9A Personal emergency evacuation plans Appeal 10 Appeal against arranged remediation work C HAPTER 2 C ARRYING OUT ASSESSMENTS AND WORK 11 Authority for carrying out assessment or work 12 Warrant authorising use of force to effect entry 13 Offence of obstructing assessment or work SP Bill 36B Session 6 (2024) ii Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill 14 Offence of failing to assist...

Last updated: 9 May 2024

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These revised Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Scottish Government in order to assist the reader of the Bill and to help inform debate on it.

Last updated: 17 May 2023

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.”, (b) in subsection (3), for “such representations” substitute “representations under subsection (2)”. (4) After section 17A insert— “17B Review by Parole Board of decision to recommend or direct release on 10 licence 1 (1) This section applies where— (a) the Parole Board recommends or directs that a prisoner be released on licence under this Part, and (b) the prisoner has not yet been released on licence as a result of the 15 Board’s recommendation or, as the case may be, direction. (2) The Parole Board may, if subsection (3) applies, review its recommendation or, as the case may be, direction that the prisoner be released on licence. (3) This subsection applies if information comes to the Parole Board’s attention— (a) that was not available to the Board when it made its recommendation 20 or, as the case may be, direction, and (b) which, in the opinion of Board, has a significant bearing on the prisoner’s suitability for release on licence.”. 8 Power to release early (1) The 1993 Act is amended as follows. 25 (2) After section 3B (review of decisions as to determinate sentences) insert— “3C Power to release early (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations provide that a person of a description specified in the regulations is to be released from prison early on a date that is— 30 (a) either— (i) specified in the regulations, or (ii) determined in accordance with provision made in the regulations, and (b) not later than the regulations’ latest release date. 35 (2) The Scottish Ministers may make regulations under this section only if they are satisfied that making the regulations is necessary and proportionate, in response to the effects an emergency situation is having or is likely to have on a prison or prisons generally, for the purpose of protecting— (a) the security and good order of any prison to which the regulations would 40 relate, or 12 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill Part 2—release from custody (b) the health, safety or welfare of prisoners, or those working, in any such prison. (3) Regulations under this section may— (a) provide that long term prisoners released by virtue of those regulations 5 are released on licence, (b) specify standard conditions which must be included in any licence granted by virtue of paragraph (a). (3A) A person is not to be released from prison by virtue of regulations under this section more than 180 days earlier than the Scottish Ministers would otherwise 10 be required to release the person. 1 (4) A person is not to be released from prison by virtue of regulations under this section if— (a) the person falls within subsection (5), or (b) the governor of the prison within which the person is detained considers 15 that the person would, if released, pose an immediate risk of harm— (i) to an identified person, or (ii) to an identified group of people. (5) A person falls within this subsection if the person is— (a) a life prisoner, 20 (b) an untried prisoner, (c) a terrorist prisoner within the meaning of section 1AB, (d) due to serve a terrorism sentence within the meaning of section 1B but, by virtue of that section, is not yet serving it, (e) liable to removal from the United Kingdom for the purposes of section 25 9, (f) subject to a supervised release order under section 209 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, (g) serving a sentence passed under section 210A of that Act (extended sentences for sex, violent and terrorist offenders), 30 (h) the subject of proceedings under the Extradition Act 2003, (i) subject to the notification requirements of Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, (j) serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention for an offence— (i) that is aggravated as described in section 1(1)(a) of the Abusive 35 Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016, (ii) under section 1(1) of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018, (iii) under section 7(1) or 17(1) of the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021, (k) a long-term prisoner, unless that prisoner has been recommended for 40 release by the Parole Board at the date on which the regulations are made. 13 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill Part 2—release from custody (6) Regulations under this section may make different provision for different purposes. (7) In this section— “emergency situation” means— 5 (a) the incidence or spread of infection, contamination or the source of contamination which presents or could present significant harm to human health in Scotland (whether from risks originating there or elsewhere), (b) an event or situation which has resulted in any prison (or part of 10 a prison) to which the regulations would relate being unusable, 1 (c) any other event or situation which is reasonably considered by the Scottish Ministers to place at significant risk— (i) the security and good order of a prison or prisons generally, (ii) the health, safety, and welfare of prisoners, or those working, 15 in any such prison, “governor” in relation to a prison, means— (a) the governor appointed for the prison under section 3(1A) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989, or (b) in the case of a contracted out prison, the director appointed for 20 the prison under section 107(1)(a) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, “latest release date” means a date specified in the regulations in question, which must be a date within the period of 180 days beginning with the day that the regulations are made, 25 “untried prisoner” means a person who, whether or not in prison for any other reason, is in prison— (a) having been committed for examination or trial on a criminal charge, (b) by virtue of remand in custody under the Extradition Act 2003, 30 (c) by virtue of detention under Schedule 2 or 3 of the Immigration Act 1971, or (d) following conviction and awaiting sentence. 3D Parliamentary scrutiny of regulations made under section 3C (1) Regulations under section 3C are subject to the affirmative procedure, unless 35 subsection (2) applies to them. (2) This subsection applies to regulations if the Scottish statutory instrument containing the regulations includes a declaration that the Scottish Ministers are of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make the regulations without their being subject to the affirmative procedure. 14 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill Part 2—release from custody (3) Where subsection (2) applies to regulations— (a) section 30 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 does not apply to the regulations, (b) the Scottish statutory instrument containing the regulations must be laid 5 before the Scottish Parliament as soon as practicable after they are made, 5 (c) the Scottish Ministers must explain why they are of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make the regulations without their being subject to the affirmative procedure, and (d) the regulations cease to have effect at the end of the period of 28 days 10 beginning with the day on which they are made unless, during that 1 period, the Scottish statutory instrument containing them is approved by resolution of the Parliament. (4) In calculating the period of 28 days mentioned in subsection (3)(d), no account is to be taken of any time during which the Scottish Parliament is— 15 (a) in recess for more than 4 days, or (b) dissolved. (5) Regulations ceasing to have effect by virtue of subsection (3)(d) neither— (a) affects anything done under the regulations before they ceased to have effect, nor 20 (b) prevents new regulations being made under section 3C. 3E Effect of early release from prison or young offenders institution by virtue of regulations (1) A person described in the first column of the table below who is released from custody by virtue of regulations under section 3C is deemed to have been 25 released by virtue of the provision of this Act mentioned in the corresponding entry in the second column. 27 Provision of this Act by Status of person immediately before release virtue of which the person is deemed to have been 30 released 31 A short-term prisoner section 1(1) 32 A long-term prisoner section 1(3) 33 A person serving a term of imprisonment or section 1(1), construed as 34 detention imposed on a basis mentioned in section required by section 5(2) 35 5(1)(a) or (b) (fine defaulters and persons in contempt of court) and who is, for any purpose, to be treated as a short-term prisoner by virtue of that section 39 A person serving a term of imprisonment or section 1(3), construed as 40 40 detention imposed on a basis mentioned in section required by section 5(2) and who is, for any purpose, to be 5(1)(a) or (b) 15 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill Part 2—release from custody 27 Status of person immediately before release Provision of this Act by virtue of which the person is deemed to have been released 5 treated as a long-term prisoner by virtue of that section 7 (a) A person detained— section 7(2) (i) under section 208 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 10 (detention of children convicted on 1 indictment), or (ii) in pursuance of an order under section 7(3) (children detained in solemn proceedings) 15 (2) In this section, “short-term prisoner” and “long-term prisoner” include a person treated, for any purpose, as a short-term prisoner or (as the case may be) a long term prisoner by virtue of section 6(1)(a) or 16(5)(a).”. (3) In section 12 (conditions in licence), after subsection (3) insert— “(3A) Subsection (3)(b) does not apply in relation to a standard condition in a licence 20 granted by virtue of regulations under section 3C(3).”. (4) After that section insert— “12ZA Conditions for persons released on licence under section 3C(3) (1) Standard conditions specified by the Scottish Ministers in regulations under section 3C(3) remain in force (unless they are cancelled) in relation to a 25 released person until the date on which the released person would, but for release by virtue of the regulations, fall to be released under section 1(3). (2) Standard conditions specified by the Scottish Ministers in regulations under section 3C(3) may include a curfew condition complying with section 12AB.”. 9 Duty to engage in release planning 30 (1) The Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”) is amended as follows. (2) After section 34 (innovation, learning and development activity) insert— “Engagement in release planning 34A Duty to engage in release planning (1) Each person falling within subsection (2) must, so far as reasonably practicable, 35 comply with a request by the Scottish Ministers to engage in the development, management and delivery of a release plan. (2) The persons are— (a) a local authority, (b) a health board, 40 (c) the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, 16 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill Part 2—release from custody (d) Skills Development Scotland, (e) an integration joint board established by virtue of section 9 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. (3) Engagement under subsection (1) must take place within the timescale specified 5 in the request. (4) In complying with subsection (1), a person— (a) must have regard to the role which third sector bodies are able to play in the development, management and delivery of the release plan, (b) may commission services from, or co-ordinate with existing services 10 provided by, third sector bodies as the person considers appropriate to 1 meet the needs of the individual to whom the release plan relates. (5) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the list in subsection (2). (6) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure. (7) In this section— 15 “release plan” means a plan to— (a) prepare a relevant individual for release, (b) facilitate— (i) the individual’s reintegration into the community, (ii) access by the individual to relevant general services, 20 “relevant general services” has the same meaning as in section 1, a “relevant individual” is an individual who has been— (a) remanded in custody, or (b) convicted of offences and sentenced to imprisonment or detention in a penal institution.”. 25 10 Throughcare support (1) The 2016 Act is amended as follows. (2) After section 34A, as inserted by section 9, insert— “Throughcare support 34B Throughcare support standards 30 (1) The Scottish Ministers must, no later than one year after this section comes into force, publish standards applicable to throughcare support in Scotland. (2) The standards— (a) must make provision for minimum standards and outcomes to be met by all providers of throughcare support in Scotland, 35 (b) may make such further provision in connection with throughcare support as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate. (3) The Scottish Ministers must keep the standards under review and may publish amended standards whenever they consider it appropriate to do so. 17 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill Part 2—release from custody (4) In preparing, reviewing, and revising the standards, the Scottish Ministers must consult— (a) Community Justice Scotland, (b) each local authority, 5 (c) each health board, (d) the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, (e) Skills Development Scotland, (ea) the Risk Management Authority, (eb) Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland, 10 (f) an integration joint board established by virtue of section 9 of the Public 1 ____ Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014, (g) third sector bodies— (i) involved in community justice and the provision of throughcare support, 15 (ii) involved in or carrying out work related to the provision of support to children and families affected by imprisonment, (ga) a person— (i) of a description prescribed by the Scottish Ministers by regulations, and 20 (ii) who is providing support services to victims in relation to offences perpetrated against or in respect of those victims, (h) such other persons as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate. (5) Where revised standards are published under subsection (3), this section— (a) ceases to apply in relation to the previous standards, 25 (b) applies instead to the revised standards (as it applied to the standards published under subsection (1)). (6) In this section— “relevant general services” has the same meaning as in section 1, “support services”— 30 (a) means any type of service or treatment which is intended to benefit the physical or mental health or wellbeing of the victim, and (b) includes— (i) providing the victim with information (including information provided under section 16ZA(3) of the Criminal Justice 35 (Scotland) Act 2003), (ii) assisting...

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