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The committee needs to understand that from Dr Burns’s account of why this is important. I might come back to the wider issue of other staff in a minute.
It may have been a slip of the tongue by the member, but McKenzie friends are not lay representatives in court; they are lay supporters for someone who is litigating on their own account.
Further, the inclusion of a consultation requirement ensures transparency, accountability, and well-informed decision-making by engaging the relevant stakeholder.
The Committee was generally content with the provisions in the Bill and recommended consent be given to them, with the exception of powers relating to account information notices and the implementation of law enforcement information-sharing agreements, which do not appear in this Bill.
The written response from the Scottish Government stated that "The Scottish Parliament can of course ask Ministers to account for their use of any power in this Bill at any time".
As soon as reasonably practicable after issuing guidance under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the guidance before the Parliament.