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It is hoped that, nevertheless, this paper will assist the committees and MSPs in future scrutiny exercises, including in Session 6 with scrutiny under Protocol 2.
Recommendation 33 (Para 325): A Human Rights-Based Approach to Scrutiny - Undertake an investigation to ensure younger children’s voices, and children’s voices in general, are heard by the Parliament across subject areas and that they are engaged appropriately with the work of MSPs and the Parliament more broadly.
Overview of the Bill
This Scottish Government Bill was introduced by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, John Swinney MSP, on 1 September 2020. The lead Committee is the Equalities and Human Rights Committee.
Changes made at Stage 2 included ones set out in:
amendments lodged by Liz Smith MSP providing that the powers granted under a warrant must be exercised by a police officer (in legal terminology a police constable) - the provisions of the Bill as introduced would also have allowed civilian members of police staff to do so
a Scottish Government amendment add...
Table 4: Stage 2 amendmentsPurpose of amendmentResultAmendment 38, in the name of Fulton MacGregor MSP, would alter the court's power so that it could only order the operator of a website to publish a prominent statement that the material is subject to court action.This amendment was withdrawn.
It is a Member's Bill introduced by Andy Wightman MSP. The Local Government and Communities Committee was appointed lead committee to report to Parliament on the general principles of the Bill at Stage 1.
Consideration by the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
The Committee considered the regulations at its meeting on 8 December 2020 and took evidence from Mairi Gougeon MSP, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment.
At the Covid-19 Committee's meeting on 3 December 2020, the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs, Michael Russell MSP, moved Motion S5M-23533 in his name— That the COVID-19 Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2020 ...
Amendment ResultAmendment 64, in the name of Liam McArthur MSP, would amend the 1995 Act to set out the circumstances in which any information relating to a child can be disclosed.