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It ran really smoothly, and the activities were a great way to get young people feeding in to the consultation, having options to write things down instead of necessarily speaking was great in our breakout room… the interactive consultative activities were great. Having the MSPs rotate breakout room and listen worked well too, as sometimes there is the risk...
Committee reports
Date published:
23 February 2021
The Minister for Children and Young People, Maree Todd MSP, outlined the purpose of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Modification) Order 2021 [draft], confirming that the instrument would come into force on 1st August 2021.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 February 2021
We are pleased that the Care Inspectorate acknowledged this both in its report and subsequent correspondenceLetter from Peter Macleod, Chief Executive, Care Inspectorate to Lewis Macdonald MSP, Convener of the Health and Sport Committee - 27 November 2020 with us.
Following the afternoon's debate, the motion S5M-23815 was amended by S5M-23815.3 in the name of Richard Leonard MSP:
insert at end “; urges the Scottish Government to provide further mitigation to businesses and sectors impacted by this Agreement and the COVID-19 pandemic, and calls on the UK and Scottish governments to work together to ensure that the cur...
The Minister for Children and Young People, Maree Todd MSP, outlined the purpose of the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 (Draft), confirming that the instrument would take effect from August 2023 and stating that the legislation will allow parents to make decisions about deferral based on the nee...
Making it an offence not to self-report a suspected offence is not, to my knowledge, used in other contexts – and there would not appear to be anything so distinctive about the livestock-worrying context that would justify making a special exception from general principles of criminal law.5Emma Harper MSP. (2020, November 5). Letter from Emma Harper, the Me...
The Local Government and Regeneration Committee did not include any recommendations on the Charter in its Stage 1 report, however at Stage 3 of Bill proceedings Tavish Scott MSP lodged an amendment to this effect.
REPORT OF THE WOODLAND EXPANSION ADVISORY GROUP; TO THE CABINET SECRETARY FOR RURAL AFFAIRS AND ENVIRONMENT, RICHARD LOCHHEAD, MSP. (n.p.): (n.p.)..
Guidance to planning forestry and woodland creation is provided in The Right Tree in the Right Place; published in 2010 2Forestry Commission Scotland. (2010).