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However, the Committee agreed there would be additional merit in exploring these specifically through the lens of SDS, especially given concerns that some stakeholders raised over the lack of reference to SDS in the National Care Service Bill. The Committee agreed that undertaking such scrutiny could also be helpful to inform the Committee’s ongoing scrutiny of the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2.
Policy objectives of the Bill
According to the Policy Memorandum, the aim of the Bill is to amend the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 ('the 2018 Act')1UK Government. (2018, March 9).
The Committee considers there are significant benefits in Crown Estate Scotland having the ability to hold capital reserves for strategic investment and management and retain revenue to service capital expenditure. the Committee also considered there may be benefits in Crown Estate Scotland being able to trade.