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Committee reports
Date published:
28 February 2024
Stage 1 Report on the Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill - Section 13(2) - Section 47B(4) - Target setting
The Minister confirmed the Scottish Government would be taking a "common sense" approach to target setting which took into account specific considerations in relation to each local authority.iiiNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 5 December 2023, col 45.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 February 2024
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill - Financial memorandum
3.8?0.1n/as.20Removal of SCOSS accounting dutyn/an/a?0.08Implementation costsAnnual costsAnnual savingsTotal?
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 February 2024
Electoral reform in Scotland and the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill - Election of the Presiding Officer and Nomination of First Minister following a rescheduled general election
The Policy Memorandum indicates this is to take account of the events which may give rise to the need for a rescheduled general election (e.g., public health emergency).1The Scottish Government published by the Scottish Parliament . (2024, January 23).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
31 January 2024
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill - Behaviours covered by the offences
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/abortion-services-safe-access-zones-scotland-bill/introduced/policy-memorandum-accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/abortion-services-safe-access-zones-scotland-bill/introduced/policy-memorandum-accessible.pdf</a> [accessed 19 December 2023] states (paragraph 57):
Such flexibility reflects the reality that it is not practicable to define all potential kinds of anti-abortion activity that could be carried out within a zone, and also allows enforcement agencies to account...
Committee reports
Date published:
26 January 2024
Audit Scotland Budget Proposal for 2024/25 - Vacancy factor
The Commission sought confirmation on the vacancy factor applied by Audit Scotland in previous years and the steps taken to ensure that the 2% vacancy factor applied in the current budget proposal takes account of the experience of previous years and that of the wider public sector.2Scottish Commission for Public Audit. (2023, December 13).
Committee reports
Date published:
23 January 2024
Stage 1 Report on the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill - Sections 2 - 5
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-economy-and-fair-work-committee/correspondence/2023/bankruptcy-and-diligence-scotland-bill" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-economy-and-fair-work-committee/correspondence/2023/bankruptcy-and-diligence-scotland-bill</a> The view that the changes were technical in nature was echoed by ICAS in their written response to the Committee's call for views.3The Institute of Chartered Accountants...
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14 December 2023
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SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 November 2023
Key Issues for Session 6 - 2023 Update - The National Strategy for Economic Transformation
Figure 10: Performance of Entrepreneurial People and Culture indicatorsSource: Scottish GovernmentFigure 11: Performance of New Market Opportunities indicatorsSource: Scottish GovernmentFigure 12: Performance of Productive Businesses and Regions indicatorsSource: Scottish GovernmentFigure 13: Performance of Skilled Workforce indicatorsSource: Scottish GovernmentFigure 14: A Fairer and More Equal Society indicatorsSource: Scottish GovernmentThe sixth programme of action set out in NSET is ‘A Culture of Delivery’, which sets out how this enhanced focus on delivery will be achieved, including the following measures:
Restructuring the Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board (ESSB) to become the National Strategy for Economic Transformation Board (NSET)
Provide multi-year budgets through the resource spending review to provide greater certainty to business
Finalise detailed delivery plans within six months of the publication of this strategy, publish annual reports from the NSET board, and publish a wellbeing economy monitor
Publish annual progress reports to improve public accountability...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 November 2023
Key Issues for Session 6 - 2023 Update - The National Performance Framework
The Committee also noted a lack of connection between the NPF and financial decision-making:
…the NPF is not seen as explicitly or transparently driving financial decisions by the Government nor as a mechanism by which organisations are held to account for spending funding effectively.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 October 2023
The Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in Scotland - Overview
While this measure is supposed to be temporary, if the backlog of processing applications is taken into account, many asylum seekers are living this way for many months and sometimes years while they wait for a decision.
