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In this context, the main policy objective of the Bill is to provide Scottish Ministers with regulation-making powers to amend or replace the European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) elements of retained EU law in Scotland in such a way that these would be simplified or their operation improved.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 December 2025
Drafting points raised by stakeholders
Stakeholders responding to the Committee’s call for views suggested a range of minor drafting changes or queries which, in their view, could improve the Bill.
Examples of such points include:
From the Faculty of Advocates:
Section 1(5) does not address the question of the privative jurisdiction of Sheriff Court under the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.
We also share the views of Police Scotland and Social Work Scotland that increased reporting can bring with it opportunities to support families at an early stage.
The then Minister explained that no claims had been made in respect of the collections regulated by the Act (i.e. those held by certain national institutions) in Scotland. The Minister noted, however, that one claim had arisen in Scotland relating to the Burrell Collection (which is not a national collection regulate...
Scotland’s Population The next item of business is a debate on a motion entitled “Scotland’s population—Meeting the Needs of our Communities, Economy and Public Services”.