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Take steps to mitigate any negative impacts on existing palliative and end‑of‑life care services, including those delivered by non‑statutory providers.
Ensure statutory funding for palliative and end‑of‑life care is clearly distinguished so that assistance under the Act is not funded at the expense of existing servic...
How are funds allocated across the UK?
Over 2014-2020 the UK will receive €25.1 billion in Pillar 1 direct payments and €2.6 billion in Pillar 2 funds.1UK Government. (2013, November 8).
As part of the Scottish Government's funding settlement, local authorities are expected to meet certain commitments in return for the full funding package.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 November 2021
The Bill proposes to extend this flexibility on a temporary basis.
The written submission from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal states—
“Whilst it may be anticipated that, as the public health situation improves, this provision may be used less often, it remains an important flexibility to allow a court to deal...
Official Report - Parliamentary Business : Scottish Parliament
While the Committee appreciates this flexibility of approach, it is concerned the application process as set out in the Bill and accompanying explanatory notes has the potential to cause additional undue stress and anxiety for applicants.
The Bill provides for the LGBCS to have the flexibility to set the size of all council wards by allowing two and five member wards in addition to three and four member wards.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 December 2019
The Committee considers that there should be flexibility to allow the operations of the Scheme to be competitively tendered and that appropriate operations could be sub contracted to social enterprises, charitable bodies or community organisations.