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Community Sport and Healthy Ageing
Recently published research has highlighted the role that sport and physical activity participation can play in healthy ageing in Scotland’s older population.1Davison, R., & Cowan, D. (2023). Ageing, sport and physical activity in Scotland.
It estimated Scotland's share of UK emissions at around 9%1Black, R. (2021, October 18). What are the administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland doing to curb emissions?.
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2013/327.html" target="_blank">https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2013/327.html</a>
A recent example of a case where a court was willing to protect a substantive benefit is found in the box below.
R (on the application of Patel) v General Medical Council (2013)
This case conc...
Committee reports
Date published:
2 September 2021
The Scottish Government responded:
(a) It is considered that dancing is a form of exercise which reasonably requires that the person is not wearing a face covering (regulation 5(1)(r)) and the guidance is based on this consideration.
Col 5: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=13063
In its written evidence, the Law Society of Scotland stated that there is a clear role for the incoming Scottish Biometrics Commissioner to ensure necessary monitoring, evaluation and accountability to the public, as well as a role for the Police Investigations and Review Commission...
Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12968 [accessed 6 December 2020]Both amendments were agreed without a division.
Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12968 [accessed 6 December 2020]The amendment was agreed by 10 votes to 1 with Patrick Harvie MSP voting against the amendment.
The Bill is the Scottish Government’s response to the UK Supreme Court’s judgement in R (on the application of Steinfeld and Keidan) v Secretary of State for International Development that sections 1 and 3 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 were incompatible with the ECHR to the extent that they precluded mixed sex couples from entering into civil partnershi...
Education and Skills Committee 12 June 2020 [Draft], The Convener, contrib. 5, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12694&c=2261435
In the Legislative Consent Memorandum, the Scottish Government commented on the proposed speed with which the Bill will be considered:
In its ruling on R (on the application of Miller) (Appellant) v The Prime Minister (Respondent), and Cherry and others (Respondents) v Advocate General for Scotland (Appellant) (Scotland19), concerning the purported prorogat...