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Committee reports
Date published:
10 January 2024
Delegated powers in the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1
The Committee considers it is appropriate that the Scottish Ministers are also given the flexibility to decide how best to ensure compliance with such a scheme, the penalties for non-compliance and appropriate offences as this will be dependent on how the scheme is designed and who is responsible for operating it.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2023
Stage 1 Report on Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill - Consultation requirements and 18-month lead-in time
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/local-gov/correspondence/2023/visitorlevyscotlandbill28november23.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/local-gov/correspondence/2023/visitorlevyscotlandbill28november23.pdf</a>
The letter also points out that “international comparisons have told us that the period from agreement and announcement of a scheme by the local authority and introduction appears to be typically between three and 12 months” and provides international examples to illustrate this. In their view, “local areas are best...
Committee reports
Date published:
24 October 2023
The Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in Scotland - Legislative context, the Illegal Migration Bill and the current asylum process
The Committee agrees with calls by both the SRC and the Children's Commissioner that the Scottish Government, as far as possible within its devolved powers, works with local authorities and other bodies to:
Maintain the integrity of the Looked after children system and that our local authorities scrutinise the 2023 Act and maintain best interests practice f...
Committee reports
Date published:
9 October 2023
Female participation in sport and physical activity - Media coverage and reporting
Media coverage and reporting
Many respondents to the call for views felt that the perception of women's elite sport as second best, and the comparative lack of media coverage surrounding women's elite sports, contributed to an overall lack of available funding and sponsorship.
Committees
Published:
16 December 2021
Written submission from the Scottish Government
Priorities and Areas of Focus: Brussels, London, Berlin
The EU Office in Brussels promotes Scottish interests and expertise by:
• focussing on key policy areas and themes such as: net zero and biodiversity, inclusive growth and the wellbeing economy, research and innovation, Scotland’s distinct legal system, and trade and investment opportunities for Scotland;
• providing advice and support to ministers and officials, including directly engaging with EU institutions, European parliamentarians, member states, regional representations based in Brussels, EU based networks and other stakeholders;
• providing support to Ministers and officials visiting Brussels on EU business, including preparation of official programmes;
• building Scotland's influence and reputation through policy events, participating in networks, making new contacts and connections, sharing Scottish good practice and leadership, and learning best...
Committees
Published:
6 October 2021
Royal Town Planning Institute submission of 6 October 2021
However, if combined with a rigorous site assessment process to make sure the land is suitable for development, LPPs have the advantage of being developed at a more granular level with local community buy-in about the types of development that are needed and the best locations for the proposals.
At the application stage a two-way dialogue between developers...
Committee reports
Date published:
22 March 2021
Justice Committee Annual Report 2020-21
The overarching policy objectives of the Bill were to:
ensure the views of the child are heard in contact and residence cases;
further protect victims of domestic abuse and their children;
ensure the best interests of the child are at the centre of contact and residence cases and Children’s Hearings; and
further compliance with the United Nations Convention...
Committee reports
Date published:
21 January 2021
Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Report - Conclusions and recommendations
Where a referral is possible, we would be confident that Police Scotland would do so and that knowledge of the best sources of further advice would be a key part of any training of police officers.
Committee reports
Date published:
14 December 2020
Stage 1 Report on the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill - Introducing higher penalties for livestock worrying offences
The Minister questioned whether resources were entirely the issue saying—
Some of the figures on the issuing of dog control notices showed that there was quite a discrepancy between different local authorities, which did not necessarily correlate with the resources that were in place...It is not as straightforward as saying that this is a resource issue; it is a case of looking at how the legislation is being used and whether it is being used to best...
Committee reports
Date published:
5 June 2020
Equalities and Human Rights Committee Annual Report 2019-20
The Committee will look to identify areas for improvement and critically where there are examples of best practice. The initial deadline for responses was 31 March 2020.
