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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).
Minister for Further and Higher Education Richard Lochhead MSP has confirmed that the estimated £19 million that would have funded new EU entrants in AY 2021-22 will stay in the sector, to fund places for Scottish students.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee considered the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Jeane Freeman MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport (LCM (S5) 31) and agreed to report to Parliament that it should consent to the UK Parliament legislating in this area.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 February 2020
Annex A
LEGISLATIVE CONSENT MEMORANDUM
TERRORIST OFFENDERS (RESTRICTION OF EARLY RELEASE) BILL
Background
This memorandum has been lodged by Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, under Rule 9.B.3.1(a) of the Parliament’s standing orders.