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That is because we did not take adequate account early enough of the way in which the output of much of the public sector is measured for the purposes of the national accounts.
David Martin mentioned the data cleansing exercise that is under way; it largely takes account of support service costs in local government and how they are attributed in the accountancy systems.
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It was suggested that the estimated costs should be taken into account in any consideration of amending the proposed process for recalling regional MSPs, and this was one factor against which other considerations, including providing for parity in process for all MSPs, should be balanced.
Section 6 provides that assistance and support provided under this section must not be made conditional on the person acting as a witness in any criminal proceedings, may only be provided with the agreement of that person, and must be provided in a manner which takes due account of the needs of that person as regards safety and protection from harm.
Retrieved from https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/About-Us/News-and-Views/2024/02/290224-Climate-Change-Adaptation [accessed 8 August 2025]
Scottish Water reports on the number of properties impacted by sewer flooding in its annual report and accounts. In 2023/24, there were 43 incidents of sewer flooding.
The Committee questioned how the Scottish Government had taken account of issues raised in the consultation about how the removal of the derogation period might affect consumer confidence around free-range labelling.
Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/digital-assets-in-scots-private-law-expert-reference-group-recommendations-letter-to-minister/ [accessed 1 September 2025]
the establishment of a panel of industry and academic experts to provide non-binding guidance on the factual and legal issues relating to the control of digital assets - the ERG “considers that this recommendation would be directly beneficial to legal and judicial practice in Scotland” and would seek Scottish representation on the panel to take into account...