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SPICe briefings
Date published:
9 September 2021
Flats: management, maintenance and repairs - Other legislation giving powers to local authorities
Local authorities can refuse or revoke registration if the landlord is in breach of requirements.Any evidence relating to breach of housing law (for example, failure to comply with the Repairing Standard) may be taken into account when deciding if the landlord is fit and proper to let houses.
Committees
Published:
1 September 2021
Neurological Alliance of Scotland submission of 1 September 2021
As it is being applied, the 20-metre rule does not take into account the time taken to recover from walking 20 metres, and the knock-on effects that can follow forced physical exertion.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 August 2021
Local government finance: concepts, trends and debates - Non-Domestic Rates and Council Tax
Non-Domestic Rates and Council Tax
In theory, Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) are collected by individual councils and pooled by the Scottish Government, who then redistribute them to councils as part of the overall local government revenue settlement. In reality, this is an accounting exercise and local authorities do not actually transfer their NDR income (NDRI...
Committees
Published:
28 July 2021
Petitioner submission of 28 July 2021
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Committee reports
Date published:
23 March 2021
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee Legacy Report - Session 5 - Climate Change and Net Zero
Committee engagement on COP26: The Committee agreed that its principal focus for COP26 would be examining how parliaments can contribute to solutions to the climate crisis and effectively hold governments to account. The Committee agreed a series of key objectives for engagement with COP26 and engaged with sister committees across the UK on opportunities fo...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
12 January 2021
Update to the Climate Change Plan - Key Sectors - 2018 CCP - Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry
Retrieved from https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/reducing-emissions-in-scotland-2020-progress-report-to-parliament/ [accessed 6 December 2020]According to the most recent Scottish Government emissions statistics, the LULUCF sector accounted for -5.4 MtCO₂e, meaning that the sector sequesters more carbon than it emits.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
17 December 2020
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill [2020] Parts 1 and 3- Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Purpose of the keeping pace power
Speaking to the amendment Angela Constance MSP said:
As things stand, there is no direction for ministers as to the power’s use, and transparency and accountability could be improved.
Most of us want Scotland to align with the best of what comes out of the European Union.
Committee reports
Date published:
14 December 2020
Stage 1 Report on the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill - Finance
Costs are also estimated should the inspecting bodies be from the third sector or elsewhere which take into account retrieving and testing evidence including costs of forensic exams, post-mortem exams, DNA testing (DNA swabs from dogs and sheep cost £20-£50 per test), DNA analysis and vets’ bills and costs to keep a dog secure.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 December 2020
EU-UK Government Future Relationship Negotiations: The Impact of the End of the Transition Period - Introduction
This report was finalised on 10 December 2020, three weeks before the end of the transition period, and seeks to take account of either outcome which may emerge from the negotiations.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 December 2020
EU-UK Government Future Relationship Negotiations: The Impact of the End of the Transition Period - Impacts Arising from the End of Freedom of Movement
For example, Charlie Adam from NFU Scotland commented—
We are very concerned that agricultural and related labour is not being taken into account in the UK Government’s points-based system in relation to the salary thresholds that it has set.
