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Retrieved from https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/about-us/our-role-and-responsibilities/what-we-do-elections [accessed 15 July 2026] Further support is provided by the Electoral Management Board for Scotland, which has the “general function of co-ordinating the administration of local government and Scottish Parliament elections”, involving two specific roles:
(a) assisting local authorities and other persons in carrying out their functions in relation to local government elections; and
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To answer this question, the Committee considered three themes:
Structure
The current structure of committees, the best size of membership and the number of committees.
As a result the Minister concluded that in her view the best approach would be to further refine proposals and publish draft Bill provisions instead, further explaining that stakeholders would have extra time to provide their views on the draft provisions.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2026
Freight
The draft Plan includes policies and proposals on:
Investing in replacement of HGV vehicles and the deployment of charging infrastructureiDraft Climate Change Plan, Annex 3, pg 90 - it says Scottish Ministers will "continue to press the UK Government to set meaningful and ambitious dates for phasing out the sale of new diesel HGVs" adding that a "unified UK action on a common regulatory pathway" would be the best...
Committee reports
Date published:
11 February 2026
This is widely seen as essential to:
avoid double charging;
protect commercial confidentiality;
enable accurate reporting and certainty for accommodation providers on the price on which the levy is to be based where third party transactions are involved;
support compliance; and
reduce the administrative burden on accommodation providers.viWritten submission from: Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar, Stirling Council, Best...