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Committee reports
Date published:
23 March 2023
New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 - Transport Scotland changes
He explained that the purpose of that committee is to consider business cases for investments, prior to that decision going forward to Scottish Ministers. The Interim Director-General went on to explain how these arrangements have changed since the project to deliver vessels 801 and 802 commenced.
Committee reports
Date published:
6 March 2023
Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Views on the proposals in the Bill
One of the main concerns expressed was that this would remove a safeguard for the safety of victims in cases involving sexual offences and domestic abuse.
Written evidence from Scottish Women’s Aid stated—
“The statutory provision in favour of remand (section 23D) was inserted to emphasise the seriousness and risks associated with cases involving gender- ba...
Committee reports
Date published:
1 December 2022
Report on the Financial Memorandum for the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Economies of scale
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-finance-and-public-administration-committee/meetings/2022/fpas62228" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-finance-and-public-administration-committee/meetings/2022/fpas62228</a>.
We believe that the Scottish...
Committee reports
Date published:
6 October 2022
Stage 1 Report on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill - "Acquired gender"
Doing so prevented changing existing references to the term in provisions which remain unamended. Ms Robison said the Scottish Government would consider the Committee’s recommendations on this point but expressed uncertainty on what alternative language could be used to accurately describe legally changing your gender.
Committee reports
Date published:
2 August 2022
Scottish Attainment Challenge - Positive destinations
One of the core stretch aims set out in the Framework is overall progress and reducing the poverty-related gap in the proportion of 16-19 olds participating in education, employment or training based on the Annual Participation Measure (APM) produced by Skills Development Scotland (SDS). The Scottish Government describes this as 'an indicator of school succ...
Committee reports
Date published:
2 July 2022
Robbing Peter to pay Paul: Low income and the debt trap - Part 5: Statutory debt solutions and debt enforcement
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CPAG suggested that it was not clear if the debt review's aims mirrored the Scottish Government's national mission on child poverty.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 June 2022
Hazardous Substances: planning framework - Summary of proposed approach
During an evidence session on the framework held by the Local Government and Communities Committee on 16 December 2020, a Scottish Government official gave the following justification for not pursuing a legislative basis for the framework:
[...] there was early consideration of whether a legislative underpinning was necessary for each of the frameworks.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 May 2022
Social Work in Scotland - Looked after children
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2022/03/childrens-social-work-statistics-scotland-2020-21/documents/childrens-social-work-statistics-2020-21/childrens-social-work-statistics-2020-21/govscot%3Adocument/childrens-social-work-statistics-2020-21.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2022/03/childrens-social-work-statistics-scotland-2020-21/documents/childrens-social-work-statistics-2020-21/childrens-social-work-statistics-2020-21/govscot%3Adocument/childrens-social-work-statistics-2020-21.pdf</a>.
The Scottish...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 March 2022
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill - Part 3 – Restrictions on supply and use of fireworks and pyrotechnic articles
The Bill provides for a number of exemptions where the restricted days for the use and supply of fireworks do not apply, and the Scottish Ministers will be able to add, amend or remove exemptions by regulations.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 October 2021
Fisheries governance after Brexit - i. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Figure 1: Devolved competence of Scottish watersSource: SPICeFor fish stocks that exist solely within its EEZ, a coastal state has exclusive rights over the conservation and management of those resources.
