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The peatland restoration target remains the same as in the 2018 CCP (250,000ha by the early 2030s), while the woodland creation target has increased from 15,000ha per year in 2024-5 to 18,000ha per year in 2024-5.
You are correct to say that there is a long-term lease on the building at Atlantic Quay—I think that it goes on until 2024. Obviously, there are wider questions that the Government can consider about the occupancy of that building, particularly in the context of the asset management review that the Government is undertaking at my request.
In other areas, lived experience is sought after in the form of using peer workers, and is common practice in drug and alcohol recovery (Emery et al., 2024, Scottish Drugs Forum, 2022) and in mental health services (Parr, 2023).
UK Ministers could use the power to preserve REUL in devolved areas, and there is no consent or consultation requirement in such circumstances. From 1 January 2024 retained EU law which has been “preserved” in this way will be part of the category of domestic law that is renamed “assimilated law” (clause 6).
Circular economy and waste management
The circular economy – a focus on implementation: implementation or use of delegated powers in the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 may lead to some significant regulatory changes in Session 7 – including the first ever statutory circular economy targets, regulation of how unsold goods are disposed of, how businesse...
Committee reports
Date published:
9 September 2025
UK Government guidance states that the regulations provide limited protections for occupational pension rights.9Government Actuary’s Department, UK Government. (2024, November). Staff Transfers. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/guidance/staff-transfers [accessed 18 June 2025]
Scottish Government officials stated that it was for SFC and SDS to take a view a...
It states that a degree of flexibility is required as the hearing system is to be consulted on in Spring 2024, and therefore regulations may require to be updated to changing circumstances in the hearing system.
Given that the proposed new registers which will be the main method of implementation of the reforms in the Bill will not come into operation until the summer of 2024, it is considered that there should be plenty of time for the work in ensuring that insolvency practitioners and others are properly identified and defined in modifications to these provisions...
Property review
Audit Scotland's budget proposal for 2022-23 and its budget projections for 2023-24 and 2024-25 assume continued occupation of its three offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness.