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For up to date cancer statistics see the relevant Public Health Scotland website pages. In July 2020 the Scottish Government published an overview of mortality, incidence, waiting times, risk factors and treatment etc: Cancer in Scotland.
Nearly 200 suspected dog thefts in Scotland in 2020, say police. Retrieved from https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/nearly-200-suspected-dog-thefts-in-scotland-in-2020-3322619 and “growing evidence of systematic dog theft through organised crime”8UK Government. (2021).
Changes to the English law on civil partnerships followed shortly thereafter which were mirrored in Scotland in the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020.
New Act expected in 2023 and implementation in 2025.UK wide Producer Responsibility: WEEE/BatteriesUK wide schemes being reviewed with the four nations.Consultation process planned for 2020 but delayed due to the pandemic.UK Tax: VAT (partially assigned)The Scotland Act 2016 states that receipts from the first 10p of standard rate of VAT and the first 2.5p of reduced rate of VAT in Scotland will be assigned to the Scottish Government’s budget.Timescale will be known following the Fiscal Framework Review.
Committee reports
Date published:
14 September 2021
Scrutiny of instruments
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 17) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/301)
The instrument amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.
Regulation 4(b) inserts a new paragraph 9 into regulation 5F of the International Travel Regulations.
Common Frameworks and the approach to developing them. The Committee raised concerns in 2020 about the pace of progress in the agreement of new common frameworks and sequencing issues.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 September 2020
The improvement report route is for situations in which the law or the broader strategy is somehow not working to the overall advantage of the environment, or the correct balance between the environment and the activities.iEnvironment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, Official Report, 11 August 2020, col. 13.
During her evidence to the Committee, P...
Does the committee agree to ask why, instead of setting out that regulation-making power, section 3 cannot say that the 1 April 2010 baseline date applies until 31 March 2020 and thereafter will change automatically to 1 April 2020 for the 10-year period that leads to the target date of 1 April 2030?