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The Committee understands that the situation may have been further complicated by 1 the fact that HES’s Governance Framework states that the Principal Accountable Officer will designate HES’s Chief Executive as its Accountable Officer.
See www.lobbying.scot St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG www.gov.scot If scrutiny is left to the next Scottish Parliamentary session, whose first evidence based decision making Committee meetings may not take place until September, there is a real risk that the Scottish Parliament may not be able to express a view on the Bill in time.
The work takes Project Willow into account and may help Scottish Ministers, special advisers and the Permanent Secretary are covered by the terms of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016.
Diligence is relevant where one party, a creditor, is owed money by another party, a debtor. The creditor may have a court order for payment but the debtor could still refuse to pay.
There were already functions in Scottish law to achieve this but were and will continue to be an expensive option when a parent may already be struggling with legal costs.
However, there is a risk that rogue traders may attempt to avoid regulation by operating informally, moving between local authority areas, or marketing services online.
It is noted that the draft Bill (for non-licensable activities) includes powers to make Regulations which may specify training or qualifications required by persons performing or supervising a non-surgical procedure.