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The Convention does not require that a child be heard during return proceedings, or specify an age at which children should be heard by the court.1Lamont, R. (2025, June 4). Email to SPICe, dated 4 June 2025.
Protection from seizure or forfeiture may last for a maximum of 12 months after the date the object entered the UK. The Bill provides that a ‘relevant authority’ may extend the maximum period of protection for a further three months.
These have included:
concerns about business viability due to social distancing regulations and guidance
clarity on opening dates in a timely manner to allow coordination with others
community concerns around inflows of visitors and irresponsible tourism
challenges around signifiant variations in regional demand
levels of engagement between industry and the...
In addition to the need to align the eligibility date for next of kin payments with the rest of the scheme, the Committee explored and made recommendations in relation to length of time someone needs to have cohabited with a victim/survivor to qualify as next of kin ahead of the deceased person's children, where there is no spouse or civil partner.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2019
Consideration by other committees
The Finance and Constitution Committee issued a call for evidence on the Financial Memorandum for the Bill, with a closing date of 20 August 2019. One response was received.
To be admissible, an objection must:
be in writing;
state the objector's name and address (and any other contact details);
set out the grounds for objection (and whether these relate to the whole bill or specific provisions);
explain how the objector's interests would be adversely affected by the bill; and
be signed and dated by the objector.
The Scottish P...