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Whilst we welcome this funding, we note the figures provided to us from Social Work Scotland that the result of tackling the court backlog will result in an increase of business/demand for criminal justice social work of over 30% above pre-COVID levels until 2026. To put this in context, the number of community payback orders nationally pre-COVID was around 16,500 per year.
By the end of 2020, 7,000 fewer people had been diagnosed with cancer than in 2019.
Pre-existing inequalities mean that it is likely that more of these missed cancer diagnoses will be in the most deprived areas.
Annexe 1 - The principles and focus of scrutiny in Session 5
Approach to working: The Committee agreed it would seek to:
develop a consensual approach to working
avoid duplication of Scottish Government work streams
focus on holding Government agencies to account
engage in agenda setting
develop an innovative approach to working (open to committee bills, sub groups, working informally)
focus on impacts and outcomes
embed financial scrutiny throughout its work
consider a strategic approach to the work of the committee towards the end of the first year
Working practices: The Committee agreed it would seek to:
work as far as possible in public
continue to have ‘open’ conversations with stakeholders working informally and formally in a variety of ways and locations
precede or begin inquiries with evidence from academic/expert panels
focus on pre...
This instrument also makes several amendments to:
provide clarity on entitlement to a payment in circumstances where a pre-paid funeral plan is in place.
Pre-application consultation
Section 12 of the Bill makes changes to pre-application consultation (PAC) with local communities on planning applications for national or major developments to ensure that consultation requirements are appropriate, effective and not unnecessarily onerous.
Item 3 is consideration of the evidence that we will hear this morning, item 4 is consideration of a draft report on the committee’s pre-budget scrutiny for 2026-27, and item 5 is consideration of an approach to the committee’s inquiry into neurodivergence in Scotland.
Do members agree to take in private item 3, which is consideration of the evidence heard on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill; item 4, which is consideration of the recommended candidates for appointment to the Scottish Land Commission; item 5, which is consideration of the committee’s work programme; and item 6, which is consideration of the committee’s pre-...
Therefore, it is not anticipated that the reforms will disadvantage smaller developers or community-led projects.The costs of providing pre-application services and processing necessary wayleaves are currently paid for through the Scottish Budget.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding any modernisation of the energy consenting regime, as it relates to the UK Electricity Act 1989, to make pre-application community engagement mandatory.