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Committee reports
Date published:
17 November 2020
Stage 1 Report on the Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill - Evidence
Despite any differences—
We consider it to be essential for the regulator to have powers to monitor regulated entities’ activities, including taking compliance and enforcement actions to require performance improvements to be made.iWritten submission, Ofgem.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 November 2020
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum
There 3 will also be a need for staff and other resources to be allocated to undertake guidance or awareness-raising activity. As the Bill provides a basis on which action can be taken in the courts this should be noted and could potentially be costly.
Committee reports
Date published:
14 October 2020
Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Report - Current defamation law in Scotland
Finally, in 2013, the Defamation Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”) extended qualified privilege against defamation to certain academic and scientific activities. The rest of the 2013 Act's provisions apply only to England and Wales.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 September 2020
Re-opening Scotland's courts and tribunals system - Changing the number of jurors
It is not an option that we are actively exploring, looking at or pursuing, because the solution that we now have in place will allow a 15-person jury to socially distance; there is plenty of room in the cinema complexes for that to happen.
Committee reports
Date published:
3 September 2020
Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 - Justice Committee consideration
Relevant historical sexual offences relate to consensual sexual activity between men, which was once criminalised but is no longer illegal.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 June 2020
Development and implementation of Regional Marine Plans in Scotland: interim report (July 2020). - What is required for an effective marine planning system?
The Orkney Islands Council list the following priorities
Support established and emerging MPPs;
Support wider roll-out of RMPs;
Increase funding and resources;
Clearer policy guidelines for MPPs and RMPs and disseminate best practice;
Review Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 provisions governing the structure of MPPs to enable greater flexibility when establishing locally appropriate governance arrangements;
The Scottish Government and partners should disseminate benefits of RMP to key stakeholders;
Support and fund MPPs to identify and address social, economic and environmental data gaps to underpin future policy and spatial planning for development/activities...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
17 June 2020
Issue 10: EU-UK Future Relationship Negotiations - UK Border arrangements for goods
According to the government, where there is no space at ports for new infrastructure, it will build new inland sites where these checks and other activities will take place. The Government is currently consulting with ports across the UK to agree what infrastructure is required.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
2 June 2020
Issue 8: EU-UK Future Relationship Negotiations - UK legal text special edition - Provisions in relation to services (Chapters 8, 9)
In practice, the EU draft contained a prohibition against discrimination of foreign services and service providers, rules on the temporary entry and stay of workers, and a prohibition against performance requirements (that is, restrictive conditions on the activity of foreign providers). It also sought to promote the mutual recognition of certain profession...
Committee reports
Date published:
26 May 2020
Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 26 May 2020 - Annex B
Where an NHS Research Ethics Committee (REC) gives an opinion, it has an ongoing role where amendments might be required to the original design or scope of the activity. In regard to Covid-19 research much of it will be adaptive in nature and we anticipate the number of amendments may be significant.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 March 2020
Benefit Take-up - Scottish Government take-up strategy
Judith Paterson, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomed it, but hoped that the next iteration would go beyond awareness campaigns and take a more holistic approach to consider not just the Scottish social security system but look across the board at how the advice sector can be linked with trusted professionals to provide ongoing, day-to-day, embedded take-up activity. She also questioned how the amounts for the take-up funds has been reached.
