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Policy memorandum: Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill. Retrieved from https://beta.parliament.scot/bills/social-security-administration-and-tribunal-membership-scotland-bill [accessed 28 April 2020]
Executive Summary
The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by Monica Lennon MSP on 23 April 2019.
Introduction
The Islands (Scotland) Bill ("the Bill") was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity on 9 June 2017.
Introduction
The Scottish Government introduced the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill in the Parliament on 17 March 2017.1Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill [as introduced] Session 5 (2017).
That the Parliament agrees that the Equalities and Human Rights Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.
I suspect that we will get some things right and some things wrong. Scotland might make a change more cautiously, but if England did something that was particularly successful, I suspect that Scotland would adopt it.
The clerkâs note suggests that we seek views from Working Families, the parenting across Scotland partnership, Fathers Network Scotland, One Parent Families Scotland, Voice the union, Reform Scotland and Children in Scotland.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 November 2018
Increasing awareness about human rights
A number of opportunities were also identified where the Parliament could make human rights more visible to the people of Scotland.
The Committee believes that, to adhere to the principles of fairness and equity of
treatment, greater clarity is needed around the residency criteria set out in the
Bill. Specifically, the Committee believes there is a strong case for individuals
who had their original mesh implant surgery undertaken by NHS Scotland but
who were not ordinarily resident in Scotland at the time their mesh removal
surgery was arranged to also qualify for reimbursement under the terms of the
Bill.