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The Scottish Government cited the announcement of the UK Election on 22 May as a reason the Bill was not introduced prior to the summer recess. The impact of this was a reduced period for Committee scrutiny of this important Bill, which the Scottish Government wanted expedited through Parliament for legal reasons.
However before making a decision about the best way forward, I intend to hold discussions with stakeholders during recess with the aim of forming a plan of action before the new parliamentary session commences.
The Committee had agreed prior to the summer recess that it would like to review this information ahead of the applications process, as part of its role in scrutinising ministerial appointments to the Commission.
We are analysing the Bill and its implications and, if we conclude that an LCM is required, we intend to lodge this prior to summer recess or as soon as possible. My officials will keep in contact with yours regarding anticipated timescales for lodging the memorandum.
It was however recognised that there may be a few urgent cases where Scottish Ministers would have to consider consenting to an SI while Parliament is in recess or before Parliamentary committees were established.
The RAINE Committee plans to hold six oral evidence sessions across June before considering its report after summer recess. The Committee has provisionally agreed a Stage 1 deadline of Friday 30 September with the Scottish Government. 9.
The Committee plans to commence taking oral evidence on the Bill immediately following the October recess and aims to have concluded by taking oral evidence from the Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care on either 13 or 20 December.