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Committee reports
Date published:
3 March 2020
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill as amended at Stage 2 - Delegated Powers
The Scottish Government states that regulations instigated by Scottish Ministers may not be the most appropriate approach to take, given that the Commissioner is to be an independent office holder which is accountable to the SPCB rather than the Scottish Ministers.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 February 2020
Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill - Prevalence of sexual crimes
recorded by the police in Scotland and sexual crimes accounted for 5% of all crimes recorded in 2018-19.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 February 2020
Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill - Capacity and consent to be examined
Children 1st commented that informed consent must be central to any legislative framework and that this "should reflect the shock and distress that those subject to sexual violence are likely to feel, and take this into account in the provision of information".
Committee reports
Date published:
17 February 2020
Audit Scotland Budget proposal for 2020/21 - Funding and Fees Strategy
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/ScottishCommissionforPublicAudit/SCPA_15_January_2020_-_public_papers.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/ScottishCommissionforPublicAudit/SCPA_15_January_2020_-_public_papers.pdf</a> [accessed 27 January 2020]
In its budget proposal Audit Scotland sets out its proposed income and expenditure for 2020/21 on a sector by sector basis (such as AGS, Accounts...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 February 2020
Local Government Finance: Budget 2020-21 and provisional allocations to local authorities - Historic changes
Doing completely accurate comparisons prior to 2013-14 is impossible, as estimates and assumptions have to be made to account for the police and fire issue.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 February 2020
Scottish Budget 2020-21 - Public Sector Pay
It only affects the pay of Scottish Government staff, and the staff of 44 public bodies, which together account for around 9% of the Scottish public sector (around 37,000 staff).
Committee reports
Date published:
5 December 2019
Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Need for an FGMPO
Need for an FGMPO
The Financial Memorandum estimates there will be up to nine applications for FGMPOs each year, based on the experience in England and Wales and accounting for population size.Financial Memorandum, paragraph 9
Although some expressed concerns around possible racialisation of certain communities, most organisations were supportive of the pr...
Committee reports
Date published:
1 December 2019
Pre-budget scrutiny of the Scottish Government's draft budget 2020/21: justice and policing - Introduction
Introduction
The purpose of pre-budget scrutiny is for committees to reflect on a range of financial matters that they have considered throughout the parliamentary year and to then provide views and recommendations to the Scottish Ministers so that they can take them into account in advance of the publication of the draft budget.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 November 2019
Human Rights and the Environment - Aarhus Compliance in Scotland
Three Pillars of the Aarhus Convention
The Aarhus Convention links environmental protection and governmental accountability by enshrining procedural environmental rights for members of the public (and organisations or legal persons).2United Nations Environment Programme. (2015, June).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 November 2019
Human Rights and the Environment - Rights of Future Generations
It is critical, therefore, that discussions of future generations take into account the rights of the children who are constantly arriving, or have already arrived, on this planet.
