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Petition PE1787: The use of Makaton sign language in the legal system
PE1787 The Use of Makaton Sign Language was lodged on 15 January 2020. It calls on the Scottish Parliament “to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that all parts of the legal system use Makaton Sign Language”.
The Committee noted several concerns on the framework's relations with the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and the UK Internal Market Act 2020.
The position paper also noted that the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee wrote to the House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee in December 2021 (this correspondence is not published).
Wildlife crime
The Committee scrutinisedthe Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020 during this session which increased penalties for serious wildlife offences.
Committee reports
Date published:
18 February 2021
The proposed increase delivers a Scottish Government commitment in the Programme for Government 2020-21. It is also in line with plans being considered in the rest of the UK.
We can train officers but that takes significant investment so we need resources”.Justice Committee Official Report 34th Meeting, Tuesday 22 December 2020, col 29
While both the UK and EU remain in active negotiations, the Prime Minister has described not reaching an agreement as a "strong possibility" and the European Commission President has reportedly told the European Council no deal is the more likely scenario.
Sunday 13 December 2020 has now been set by both sides as the next point in time when a decision will ...
Content of Report - Advisory Note to Readers
This report reflects the evidence heard by the Committee since the Bill's introduction in August 2020.
Readers should be aware that the report contains a range of victim/survivor views on the Bill, alongside descriptions of childhood abuse, which some may find distressing.
We published our report "Social Prescribing: physical activity is an investment, not a cost" on 4 December 2019.
This was followed by a Committee Debate in the Chamber on 18 February 2020.
Teachers employed by an independent school prior to 1 October 2017 will be required to be registered by 1 October 2020, thereby providing a transition period of three years.