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Introduction
At its meeting on 22 March, the Committee considered the following instrument under its remit and agreed to draw it to the attention of the relevant lead committee:
Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/97)
The Committee's recommendations in relation to this instrument are set out in the next sectio...
First of all, it must be made by a person who is twelve years old or over.iAge of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991, section 2(2). In practice though, it is thought very few young people make a will.
Embedding and delivering upon the Scottish Government’s national strategy to tackle loneliness “A Connected Scotland” has become more important than ever.
Instrument overview
The Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 (draft) was laid by the Scottish Government on 7 December 2020.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 December 2020
Purpose of the instrument
These regulations make provision under section 9(1) of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (“the Act”) about reviews of decisions of relevant authorities relating to island communities impact assessments under section 8(1) of the Act.
Introduction
At its meeting on 21 May 2020, the Committee took evidence from Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, on SSI 2020/138: The Release of Prisoners (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.
Apologies were received from Ross Greer and Adam Tomkins.
Overall impact of FOISA
The Committee recognises that FOISA has brought important benefits in terms of greater transparency and accountability of public authorities in Scotland. However, there is a clear need to improve the legislation, particularly in respect of the bodies that it covers and in relation to proactive publication.
Introduction
At its meeting on 1 April 2020, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the following instrument subject to the negative procedure and agreed to draw it to the attention of the lead committee:
Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus Reliefs) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/101)
The Committee's conclusions in relation to this ins...