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Others, such as the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) point to the gaps in evidence around the impacts of muirburn and highlight the need for an "adaptive management approach to muirburn rather than substantial restrictions or a 'no management' approach", though note that "there is a case for updating the existing muirburn code and best practice" ...
During oral evidence, the Director of Aviation, Maritime, Freight and Canals acknowledged that while the governance arrangements in place for the project departed from best practice, “there was still good evidence of risk management and escalation throughout the project, albeit that that was not documented in the manner that we might have liked”.4Official R...
The work that is currently underway to consult with island communities on its next steps and how best to implement the future new vessels programme is therefore also welcome.
Committee reports
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15 February 2023
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The UK Government stated in a letter to DPLR Committee that a sunset “will accelerate reform and regulatory change by a specific date” and “incentivise genuine reform of retained EU laws in a way that works best for the UK”. It also pointed to the extension mechanism which: “Should it be required…will provide additional time [until 2...
There are also views that it does not optimise public benefit because schemes are often too narrowly defined and are out of keeping with a place-based approach to tackling net zero now recognised as best practice. Finally, we are concerned by evidence that the short-term nature of much challenge funding actively works against the long-term goal of achieving...
All those data collection activities follow a self-identification approach that acknowledges that individuals are best placed to describe themselves”.1Scottish Parliament. (2022, June 7).
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Carnegie UK highlighted how the Welsh model had delivered greater accountability where the Wellbeing Commissioner and Audit Wales agreed to collaborate to make best use of each set of statutory powers.
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In 2019, the Improvement Service worked with local authorities and advice providers to produce a best practice guide to collaborative council tax collection.
It was not until the scheme was launched that the Scottish Government was able to fully assess the nature of those impacts and decide how best to address them.
Given the urgent nature of the need to change the law on this occasion, and the short time frame from when the Homes for Ukraine scheme was launched and the beginning of the 2022-23 council tax year,...