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Together these policies represent a significant opportunity to scale up nature protection and recovery, and create ecological networks across Scotland.
South of Scotland Enterprise Bill (in private): The Committee will review the evidence it has heard on the South of Scotland Enterprise Bill at today's meeting.
The SWF was established by the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015. Its scope is closely based on the powers devolved in the Scotland Act 1998 and is limited to “short-term need” or “occasional assistance”.
The Policy Memorandum (para 321) notes that:
The Bill does not make any provision regarding rights of audience for prosecutors as their appointment is a decision for the Lord Advocate, acting independently of any other person, as provided for under section 48(5) of the Scotland Act 1998.
*S6M-20285 Ivan McKee: Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill.
Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/economy-and-fair-work-committee/correspondence/2024/new-debt-recovery-mental-health-moratorium-scotland-regulations-2024--stage-3-draft.pdf [accessed 23 May 2024].
This means that (Scotland) Bill (“the Bill”) 18 months ago but some of our proposed amendments are clumsier halted the process after the bill was paused to than they might have been.