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In addition, at a Bureau meeting, Business Managers may request that certain motions are retained if, for example, the motion is to be debated at a future date. Removal of motions lodged before 23 January 2025 5.
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20 February 2024
Under section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, instruments subject to the negative procedure must be laid at least 28 days before they come into force, not counting recess periods of more than 4 days. The instrument breaches this requirement as it was laid on 31 January 2024 and will come into force on 23 February 2024...
In that letter, the minister noted that a date for consideration of the bill at committee stage had not been set, and he expressed his “concern over the limited time now available for the Scottish Parliament to give its consent and also that” he “will now be obliged to ask it to do so to an expedited timetable” in order for the Parliament’s consent decision to be given before our summer recess.
I appreciate the period of time to appear before the committee now being post-recess is sub-optimal, but unfortunately in the context of the general election advice being adhered to I would note this is outside of my control.
Agenda item 5 Michael Nugent (Scottish Government - Crofting Policy and Legislation) will give an update on crofting law reform. 1 Agenda item 6 AOB Agenda item 7 DONM – after summer recess, September, date TBC 2
Agenda for the meeting on 14 June 2023.
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FATHERS NETWORK SCOTLAND, Cathy Sexton Cathy Sexton, Director of Fathers Network Scotland, gave a presentation about recent developments in FNS work including Resources for Dads & Family; New Learning and Resource Hub for professionals; and Development of Training for Professionals. 1 AOB A date for the next meeting of the group would be found in June, before the summer recess.
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