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Education, Children and Young People Committee
Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024 (SSI 2024/Draft)
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/13 (C.2))
The Committee noted that the Scottish Government has laid a revised Policy Note in respect of this instrument.
Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-08240, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Bill.
In response to that report the Scottish Government stated the Bill inserts the provisions relating to health boards into the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, noting:
the existing powers contained in the 1978 Act for Scottish Ministers to take action where there are issues about discharge of health board duties will apply to the duties placed on health boards by this Bill.
The Member said in moving the amendment that "By explicitly linking the biodiversity duty to the new statutory targets relating to nature and the Scottish biodiversity strategy, the amendment would ensure that the whole public sector is aligned behind the bill’s implementation. That would reduce the risk of the bill ...