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The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recommends to the Scottish Parliament that the Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.
Introduction
The Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) was introduced on 24 September 2024.
The Criminal Justice Committee was designated as the lead committee on the Bill.
Scottish Government views on provisions within the Bill
In relation to the current Bill, the Scottish Government states that, “whilst the Bills are not identical, the provisions for which consent is sought are either replicated or remain broadly the same.”1Scottish Government. (2024, November 22). Data (Use and Access) Bill - Legislative Consent memorandum...
If that person's sentence is now recalculated to find the 40% point, that might occur in December 2024. If the Bill comes into force in January 2025, that person's licence will be recalculated and brought to an end in January (i.e. on the date the changes to automatic early release take effect).
Committee reports
Date published:
15 November 2024
The Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC) was reconvened in April 2023 to undertake a one-off independent review of councillor remuneration, having last reported in 2011, and published its recommendations on Councillors' remuneration and expenses in February 2024.
SLARC’s recommendations cover a range of issues including the establishmen...
When in force, the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024 will make a number of amendments to the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 including:
the possibility of referral to the children's hearings system will include all children under the age of 18
additional measures that can be included within a Compulsory Supervision Order
providing for ...
However, around the same time, the Accounts Commission reported that “local appointed auditors did not identify any councils in Scotland as being financially unsustainable in the short term”2Accounts Commission. (2024, January 16). Local government in Scotland: Financial bulletin 2022/23.
Ms Wallace stated that—
“… if we went out and asked people who have been supported by VSS about their experience of the PIRC, the responses would not be positive … I am not aware of a single case where the victim felt that the way that they were dealt with by the PIRC was satisfactory”.iCriminal Justice Committee, Official Report, 8 May 2024, col 20.
In its...
That can be bought by anyone for any purpose, and it allows for the micro-targeting"2Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. (2024, April 18). Official Report. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/api/sitecore/CustomMedia/OfficialReport?
When the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024 is in force, it will mean that , where a criminal court decides that it is necessary to place a child in custody, this will no longer be within a YOI.