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Committee reports
Date published:
8 November 2020
Green Recovery Inquiry - Report - The role of public procurement
The Committee recommends the Scottish Government urgently review, and if necessary update, its public procurement policy to ensure the procurement rules align with the policy and budgetary coherence recommendations made earlier in this report and all costs and benefits are accounted for in spending decisions.
The Committee considers procurement policy and p...
Committee reports
Date published:
7 September 2020
Stage 1 Report on the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill - Equity of access
We are interested in how health boards will take inequalities into account to ensure equity in access to services.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 September 2020
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill - Consequences of aggravation
Consequences of aggravation
Where an offence is proven to have been aggravated by prejudice based on any of the hate crime characteristics, section 2 of the Bill provides that the court must:
state the the offence is aggravated by prejudice with reference to the hate crime characteristics involved in the case (e.g. that the offence is aggravated by prejudice based on race)
record the offence as aggravated by prejudice, including identification of the hate crime characteristics involved
take the aggravation into account...
Committee reports
Date published:
30 June 2020
Supply and demand for medicines - Medicines which are prescribed but not picked up
Jonathan Burton of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland said—
"...our systems are not technically proficient enough to account for every last tablet in the system that might or might not be collected by a patient.
Committee reports
Date published:
1 May 2020
Stage 1 Report on the Children (Scotland) Bill - Wording of section 10
Stand Up For Siblings, supplementary submission.Stand Up For Siblings went on to say that if the wording is retained, there should be clear recording and accountability measures where a decision is taken that direct contact between siblings is not practicable.
Committee reports
Date published:
13 March 2020
Consumer Scotland Bill as amended at Stage 2 - Overview of the Bill
Its core functions are the provision of consumer advocacy and advice to reduce harm to consumers in Scotland, increase consumer confidence and increase the extent to which consumer matters are taken into account by public authorities. Consumer Scotland will have a number of ancillary functions and a power to obtain information.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 February 2020
Scottish Budget 2020-21 - Impact on individuals
However, those earning more than £27,000 will pay more tax in Scotland than they would in rUK. This accounts for 44% of taxpayers, according to the Scottish Government, and the differential is in excess of £1,500 a year for those earning more than £50,000.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 February 2020
Report on Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Act 2019 Subordinate Legislation - Background
The Bill, as drafted at Stage 1, did not contain a provision to allow for an uplift to be applied to the MIS for remote rural and island areas to take account of the higher cost of living in these areas, despite a recommendation by the Review Panel to the contrary and support for such a provision during the initial consultation on the Bill.
Committee reports
Date published:
7 November 2019
Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020-21: Valuing the Third Sector - Conclusion
To assist with this dialogue, funders should be more transparent about their funding processes and spell out more clearly the routes of accountability and dispute should an issue arise.
Committee reports
Date published:
6 November 2019
Pre-budget scrutiny 2020-21 - Lack of gender data
The report indicated that gathering this data was delayed due to GDPR considerations.ivhttps://www.scottish-enterprise.com/media/2972/se-equality-mainstreaming-report.pdf
The Committee notes evidence from WES and highlights its previous recommendation on data on female-led businesses, in its gender pay gap inquiry report:
The Committee expresses disappointment in the lack of information given in evidence by Scottish Enterprise on the number of account...
