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Encourage committees at Stage 1 of the legislative process to clearly establish the objectives of the bill in question in order to create a metric on which it can be judged later.
Both duties were generally seen as strongly complementary to the overall aim of the Bill of ensuring that adherence to the Charter articles is baked in to the Scottish Government's thinking on any new law, policy or action that may impact on local government.
Sections 13 to 18: Offer to make amends
Sections 13 to 18 of the Bill set out the various provisions that allow a person to make an offer to make amends.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 November 2018
As with the review of the current tools we are surprised the required replacement platform was not addressed prior to the introduction of the Bill. We ask the Scottish Government to confirm the expected time frame for having a new system up and running and how that links with commencement of the relevant Bill provisi...
This means that where extra tax has been paid in these situations it may be reclaimed.
The Bill applies to transactions where the contract for the transaction was entered into on or after 28 January 2016 (the date when the Bill for the 2016 Act on ADS was introduced in the Parliament) and for which the effective date...
On international development, I think that I am right in saying that we are coming up to an important anniversary with regard to Scotland’s international development work, which goes back to the beginnings of devolution and which has—I think that I am right in saying it—cross-...
It is estimated that this programme will reduce the prison’s annual electricity bill by around £85,000. The opportunities for those living in HMP Kilmarnock to spend time out of their cell is paramount.