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Following extensive engagement with stakeholders, we introduced the Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Bill to Parliament; the act gained royal assent in July 2017.
The Scottish tribunals consist of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Upper Tribunal. The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 gives police constables the right to “appeal to a police appeals tribunal against any decision to dismiss ... or to demote the consta...
It is not clear why "consumer" is defined differently than in the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 and the Committee asks the Scottish Government to clarify the reason for this difference.
I will ask some questions about the bill’s policy on property size. You will probably know that in Scotland’s old industrial areas the housing stock is, typically, extremely poor and that there are long queues of people waiting to access that poor-quality housing.
I was very much involved in the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill recently. That is absolutely the right move, but the issue comes down to finances a lot of the time, unfortunately.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 November 2022
The Scottish Government is committed to upholding and advancing the rights of those that choose to make their life here in Scotland, including former Hong Kong residents.