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Amendments to add the following to the list of relevant public bodies did not pass Stage 2:
Cooperative Development Scotland
The Scottish National Investment Bank
Local authority pension schemes
Forestry and Land Scotland
Crown Estate Scotland
Network Rail Scotland
National Park authorities
Community councils
Community planning partnerships
Ferry operators...
Oral evidence (and associated submissions and correspondence)
Castle Community Bank
Official Report (Wednesday 18 June 2025)
Clackmannanshire Council
Official Report (Wednesday 4 June 2025)
Written Submission
Communities Housing Trust
Official Report (Wednesday 18 June 2025)
COSLA
Official Report (Wednesday 18 June 2025)
Written Submission
Evidence session...
Missing a council tax payment can trigger a summary warrant (an expedited court procedure for debts to certain public bodies) with a 10% surcharge on the debt. Councils are the main users of bank and earnings arrestments. Council tax debts can be pursued for 20 years.SPICe briefing: 15 May 2025
During Stage 2 consideration of the Housing (Scotland) Bill, th...
Examples of what would constitute "living in the acquired gender" are contained in current guidance, and include updating official documents such as a passport, driving licence, utility bill or bank account. It might also include using gender markers in their acquired gender and using a name that is associated with the acquired gender.
The areas of retained EU law which the framework is trying to implement relate broadly to the following areas:
standards for the safety and quality of blood and blood components
technical requirements for blood and blood donation and the traceability requirements and notification responsibilities in case of serious adverse events or reactions (SAERs)
community standards and specifications relating to the quality system for hospital blood banks...
For example, in October 2024, the Scottish Government collated 2022/23 financial information for the Scottish public sector and provided this to Parliament for consideration.
A., Men Who Pay for Sex in Germany and What They Teach Us About the Failure of Legal Prostitution: A 6-Country Report on the Sex Trade from the Perspective of the Socially Invisible “Freiers”, 2022. Hedlin, S., ‘Can Prostitution Law Reform Curb Sex Trafficking?
The Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement (LRRS), as revised in 2022, comprises a Vision and seven Principles and is supported by advisory notes and case study examples.