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We followed this up with 10 focus groups with various under-represented groups, including those from minority ethnic backgrounds, those living on a low income, and those with physical and learning disabilities.
Marriage and Marriage Registration (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/53)
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Incidental Provision) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/Draft)
Valuation for Rating (Plant and Machinery) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2...
The Minister responded that:
“I will not be in a position to provide early sight of the regulations. We must recognise that it is a live bill and it will be for Parliament to determine its final shape, should Parliament be content to pass it.
Committee reports
Date published:
29 November 2022
The convenience and ease of online shopping are seen by some as presenting an existential challenge to traditional "bricks and mortar" retail outlets. The rising cost of living, and now the energy bills crisis, compound that challenge.
In evidence they suggested that the Scottish Government and their local government partners should, in seeking to address the cost of living crisis, consider how best money can be allocated to contribute to the national outcomes.Submission from COSLA, CIPFA and SOLACE Directors of Finance
CIPFA argued that "we need to focus on the priorities and on the core...
Oxfam Scotland advocated for far greater depth and quality to the public consultation for the next review in order to give it legitimacy and to ensure that—
The national outcomes were right in the first place or then to involve the public in reporting - ensuring that lived experience goes side by side with hard data - and scrutiny.
For example, where children should live when parents separate. It also placed a responsibility on local authorities to protect and promote children’s welfare and to prepare children’s services plans.
Whilst there had been occasions on which "the money was less than indicated and new commitments had to be met from it that we had not been led to believe would have to be met from it, such as the cost of living package," the Minister was clear that the funding "has now been transferred and incorporated into our existing spending plans."1Local Government, Ho...