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Permanence of provisions
In the request for written evidence, the Criminal Justice Committee included a question on whether any legislative changes to bring forward the date on which short-term prisoners qualify for automatic early release should be permanent or temporary.
A summary of the key provisions in the 2020 Act is included in this section of the briefing to show the changes to the law which may happen at a future date.
The Minister told the Committee that the Regulations delay the coming in to force date for the Scottish Pubs Code and the associated fees and penalties regulations to 31 March 2025.
The Scottish Government published its 2024-25 Budget on 19 December 2023 and the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care responded to the Committee's pre-budget scrutiny letter on that same date.
The Committee concluded this budget scrutiny exercise by taking evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care at ...