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SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 October 2023
Mobile (Park) Homes - Permanent residential mobile home site licences
These include, for example, sites used by travelling showpeople or sites used for people employed in connection with building or engineering work on the same land.
The Scottish Government has published guidance for councils on the licensing provisions.1Scottish Government. (2022, April 27).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 October 2023
Trees, forests and hedges - some frequently asked questions - Summary
Rules on creating and removing forests and woodlands
Scottish Forestry is responsible for forestry policy, regulations and grants.
Last updated:
31 August 2023
Crèche
Compass House, 11 Riverside Drive, Dundee, DD1 4NY
Tel: 0345 600 9527
Care Inspectorate
The Scottish Parliament crèche is operated by My Ohana.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 June 2023
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill - Section 9 - Requirement for a muirburn licence
This section also provides that where a person has been granted a licence to make muirburn on land that is not peatland, but it is later discovered to be peatland, an offence has not been committed.
Stakeholders responding to the Scottish Government’s consultation on proposals for the Bill had mixed views on licensing.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 June 2023
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill - What is muirburn?
Muirburn is a long-standing practice in the Scottish and UK uplands and, as described above, has shaped Scotland's landscape.
Committee reports
Date published:
4 May 2023
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 - Prosecuting and sentencing issues
It may be worthwhile noting that the Scottish Sentencing Council is currently undertaking work to review sentencing guidelines in domestic abuse cases.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 April 2023
Stage 1 Report on the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill - Impact on the diversity of charity trustees and senior managers
Official Report, 2 March 2023, Col 4.
While SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) said—
If a person is automatically disqualified, it can give the impression that they face an uphill battle to prove that they are worthy of being a trustee.iSocial Justice and Social Security Committee.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 March 2023
Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 21 March 2023
Rules 1999 Amendment) (Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and Sexual Risk Orders) 20233 (SSI 2023/62)
On 10 March 2023, the Committee asked the Scottish Government:
Paragraph 2 of the Act of Sederunt amends the Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 December 2022
Budget 2023-24 - National outcomes in the Budget
The budget document states that:
The Scottish Budget directs spend in a way that promotes the 11 outcomes of the National Performance Framework (NPF) and its overall purpose:
"To create a more successful country with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, through increased wellbeing and, sustainable and inclusive economic growth."
SPICe briefings
Date published:
7 November 2022
Retained EU Law and the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill - Enhancing existing powers to modify retained direct EU law
Secondary legislation receives a far lower level of scrutiny and Parliament cannot amend it, only approve or reject it as a whole1The Scottish Parliament . (2022, September 27).
