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Policy objectives of the Bill
In the Policy Memorandum Sarah Boyack MSP provides details of the issues she believes the Bill will address and an explanation of how it will do so.
Having previously gathered evidence from a range of sources including, the Petitioner, current and former Scottish Government Ministers, Transport Scotland officials and the civil engineering industry, the Committee concluded its evidence gathering by hearing evidence from the former First Ministers, Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon MSP, on 8 and 29 May 20...
The Convener of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee, Collette Stevenson MSP, attended one of the Panel’s meetings to explain the purpose of the cross-committeee work on tackling drug deaths and drug harm and how the Panel’s recommendations could inform that work.
Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/proposed-members-bills/final-version--foi-consultation-summary.pdf [accessed 24 February 2025] Katy Clark MSP, in the commentary on the summary of consultation responses, states:
The consultation process has shed light on many important issues:
The need for legislative reform given the fai...
While the Scottish Government has opted not to introduce legislative reforms, Katy Clark MSP has secured the right to propose the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill, keeping the prospect of legislative change open.