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Members indicated agreement.Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Under item 5, we are taking evidence from Mairi Gougeon, the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.
Furthermore, the Scottish Government has stated that “the Bill will be beneficial to Scotland’s BSL communities, as it will promote the use of BSL in Scotland, particularly in relation to reserved functions.”
Measures explained included: • The Appropriate Adults Scheme. • The publication of an accessible Letter of Rights. • The Public Sector Equality Duty. • Human RightsBill for Scotland • The consultation to inform the Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill You have asked for a further update particularly in the light of the two Bills not progressing in the last 12 months.
The Explanatory Notes accompanying the Bill describe the principal legislative measures of the Bill as follows: • To establish a new independent body, the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).
Question 2 was not lodged.United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.
Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (G) Passed, 22 December 2022 Following an Order under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 made by the Secretary of State for Scotland, this Bill cannot b...