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Last updated: 23 June 2021

SPBill03S062021

SP Bill 3 Session 6 (2021) 2 Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill (5) In subsection (3), “health board” means a board constituted under section 2(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978. 2 Further provision about scheme (1) A scheme under section 1 may in particular make provision— 5 (a) requiring an application to be made for a payment under the scheme (a “reimbursement payment”), (b) requiring applications to be made before a date specified in the scheme, (c) about the persons by whom applications may be made, (d) about how applications may be made, 10 (e) about information and evidence to be provided with, or in relation to, applications, 1 (f) about factors that may be taken into account...
Last updated: 12 March 2024

Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Bill Policy Memorandum

The Ombudsman, one of the Deputies, or a member of his or her staff will be the accountable officer. The Ombudsman will be required to submit annual accounts to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing.
Official Report Meeting date: 25 January 2022

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 25 January 2022

Does the committee wish to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament on reporting ground (j), in relation to the failure to lay the instrument in accordance with laying requirements under the 2010 act?
Last updated: 25 June 2025

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Education (Scotland) Bill [AS PASSED] CONTENTS Section P ART 1 Q UALIFICATIONS S COTLAND Establishment 1 Qualifications Scotland Functions 2 The function of awarding qualifications 3 The quality assurance function 4 The accreditation function 5 The advisory function 6 Working with, or recognition of, others 7 Duties when exercising functions 8 Consultation with Strategic Advisory Council Strategic Advisory Council 9 Strategic Advisory Council Expert Group on Qualifications Standards 9A Expert Group on Qualifications Standards Charters 10 The learner charter 11 The teacher and practitioner charter 12 Reviewing and revising the charters 13 Other charters Guidance 13A Guidance about assistance for people with educational support needs Accountability...
Official Report Meeting date: 31 January 2023

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 31 January 2023

It therefore does not comply with the laying requirements under the 2010 act.
Official Report Meeting date: 16 November 2021

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 16 November 2021

Does the committee wish to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament on reporting ground (j), on the basis that there was a failure to lay the instrument in accordance with the laying requirements under the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010?
Official Report Meeting date: 8 May 2025

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee 08 May 2025

Do you mean the level of accountability of the public bodies to the Scottish Government, or the level of accountability of the Scottish Government to the Parliament?
Official Report Meeting date: 18 January 2022

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 18 January 2022

Does the committee wish to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament on reporting ground (j), in relation to the failure to lay the instrument in accordance with laying requirements under the 2010 act?
SPICe briefings Date published: 21 August 2018

The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill - Target Setting Criteria and Advice about Targets

We merely made some very minor changes in the light of changes to the accounting framework and in response to stakeholders’ view that the Paris agreement should be more explicitly recognised.
Last updated: 12 March 2020

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Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill 13 (3) The duty referred to in subsection (2)(d) is a duty, where the accountable officer is required to act in a way that the accountable officer considers would be inconsistent with the proper performance of the functions specified in subsections (2)(a) to (c), to— (a) obtain written authority from the Commissioner before taking the action, and 5 (b) send a copy of that authority as soon as possible to the Auditor General for Scotland. (4) The accountable officer is answerable to the Scottish Parliament for the performance of the functions in subsection (2). 21 Accounts and audit 10 (1) The Commissioner must— (a) keep proper accounts and accounting records, (b) prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts, and (c) send a copy of the statement to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing. (2) The Commissioner must comply with any directions which the Scottish Ministers give 15 the Commissioner in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b). (3) The Commissioner must make the audited statement of accounts available, without charge, for inspection at all reasonable times. 22 Annual report (1) The Commissioner must, in respect of each financial year— 20 (a) prepare and publish a report on the Commissioner’s activities during that year, and (b) lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament before the expiry of the period of 7 months beginning with the last day of that year. (2) The report must include— 25 (a) a review of issues identified by the Commissioner in the financial year as being relevant to the use of biometric data for criminal justice and police purposes, (b) a review of the Commissioner’s activity in that year, including the steps taken to fulfil each of the Commissioner’s functions, (c) any recommendations by the Commissioner arising out of such activity. 30 Advisory group 22A Advisory group (1) The Commissioner must establish and maintain an advisory group. (2) The purpose of the group is to give advice and information to the Commissioner about matters relating to the Commissioner’s functions. 35 (3) The members of the group are to be such persons as the Commissioner determines, subject to the approval of the Parliamentary corporation as to— (a) the number of members, and (b) the persons to be appointed. 14 Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill (4) The Commissioner may pay to members of the group such remuneration and allowances (including expenses) as the Commissioner, with the approval of the Parliamentary corporation, determines. (5) The procedure of the group is to be such as the Commissioner determines. 5 Meaning of key terms 23 Meaning of “biometric data” (1) In this Act, “biometric data” means information about an individual’s physical, biological, physiological or behavioural characteristics which is capable of being used, on its own or in combination with other information (whether or not biometric data), to 10 establish the identity of an individual. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), “biometric data” may include— (a) physical data comprising or derived from a print or impression of or taken from an individual’s body, (b) a photograph or other recording of an individual’s body or any part of an 15 individual’s body, (c) samples of or taken from any part of an individual’s body from which information can be derived, and (d) information derived from such samples. 23A Power to change meaning of “biometric data” 20 The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify section 23 so as to change, or clarify, the meaning of “biometric data” in this Act. 24 Interpretation In this Act, except where the context requires otherwise — “code of practice” means the code of practice for the time being in effect by virtue 25 of section 9, “Commissioner” means the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, “Parliamentary corporation” means the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.

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