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One reform proposed was a ban on “No DSS” advertising practices.” As the 2022 White Paper, “A fairer private rented sector” noted:
While most landlords provide a professional service to their tenants, there is evidence that some landlords and agents are actively discouraging, or even preventing people in receipt of benefits or with children from renting t...
“Our findings are not new, having been raised in our previous 2022 NPF inquiry and in the Scottish Government’s review consultation, as well as in this parliamentary consultation process.
Often these assertions did not cite their sources but others referred to the annual reports provided by Oregon (which detail complication rates and time from ingestion to unconsciousness and death) as well as an article published in the British Medical Bulletin.1Efficacy and safety of drugs used for ‘assisted dying’. (2022). British Medical Bulletin, 142(1)...
The Scottish Government undertook a consultation on Gaelic, Scots and a Scottish Languages Bill in 2022. The consultation was broadly drafted and did not contain specific legislative proposals.
The Committee's interest in undertaking post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Act came, in part, from our 2022 report on Scotland's supply chains.
It further notes that the outstanding Scotland-wide balance as of 31 March 2022 was ?16.9 billion and that loan repayments amounted to 30% of the total that would have been chargeable under accounting standards had depreciation been included.
The Scottish Government concluded a statutory public consultation on the proposed Policy Framework and Site Selection Guidelines which ran from 12 December 2022 to 17 April 2023.
However, during this period there was growing controversy around a perceived lack of engagement and the potential impact of the policy on fishing communities, particularly in Scotl...
Key legislation and policy commitments
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill was introduced in the UK Parliament on 22 September 2022 and received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023.
As the Committee agreed to take a cumulative approach to budget scrutiny over Session 6, this inquiry followed on from the Committee’s previous pre-budget scrutiny for 2022-23 and 2023-24.
Our scrutiny ahead of the Scottish Budget for 2024-25 also sits within the context of the Scottish Government’s Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) published in May 202...