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Committee reports
Date published:
1 September 2019
Key audit themes - The broader public sector context
The purpose of the Committee’s report, therefore, is to call for the Scottish Government to lead a debate across the public sector to address the key challenges that have been identified in this report and which public services continue to face eight years on from the report of the Christie Commission. While this debate should actively involve chief executi...
Committee reports
Date published:
1 September 2019
Key audit themes - Financial information and reporting
Often updates appeared to be verbal and from the reading the papers that were presented we note: they were lengthy, confusing and hard to follow, particularly if you were of a non-finance background; they throughout the year presented a positive position even when certain aspects of the Board’s activities were overspending.1Grant Thornton UK LLP. (2018, May...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
30 August 2019
The Disclosure (Scotland) Bill - Executive Summary
The main proposed changes to the PVG Act are:
a list of activities which give rise to regulated roles which replace the concept of regulated work
the current lifetime membership of the PVG scheme to be replaced by 5-year membership
to allow Ministers to impose conditions on individuals who are being considered for barring (i.e. being barred from working wi...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon - Implications for management
The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (as amended) A Practical Guide.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 July 2019
Seafood processing in Scotland: an industry profile - Introduction
Plants can generally be divided into three broad categories:
primary processors: deal with cutting, peeling, gutting and washing fish and shellfish
secondary processors: deal with brining, smoking, freezing, canning and the manufacture of fish products such as fishcakes, breaded fillets and packaged meals
mixed processors: carry out a mixture of these activities
The UK seafood processing industry is one of the largest in the European Union (EU), with a turnover of around €5.3 billion (£3.8 billion) in 2015.
Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2019
Report on post-legislative scrutiny of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 - The Police Service of Scotland - Impact on local policing
It is all very well talking about national and specialist services, but to a large extent they have been delivered to the detriment of local services or services that would traditionally have been considered to be local policing activities.7Justice Committee. (2018, October 23).
Committee reports
Date published:
20 February 2019
Business Support - Original remit and policy drift
We have challenges on our hands. If national activity continues to be launched without consultation with local authorities and our gateway services, we will continue to face such challenges.
Committee reports
Date published:
5 February 2019
Subordinate legislation considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 5 February 2019 - Annex
Article 39(1) of the Animal Breeding Regulation already states, however, that:
“Member States shall designate the competent authorities with the responsibility for performing official controls for the verification of compliance of operators with the rules provided for in this Regulation, and for performing other official activities to ensure the applicatio...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
1 February 2019
Inshore Fisheries - Scotland's inshore fleet
These vessels fish within inshore waters that extend from the coast out to 12 nautical miles (nm), with the majority of fishing activity taking place within 6 nm.
The inshore fleet is diverse and includes trawlers, creelers, netters, dredgers and divers.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
17 December 2018
UK Fisheries Bill - Scottish Government's proposed amendments
Other amendments
The Scottish Government seek a number of other amendments that Scottish and UK officials are working to deliver, including -
Clause 1 to ensure aquaculture is incorporated into the joint fisheries objectives
Clause 28 to provide Scottish Ministers with a power equivalent to that given to the Secretary of State to provide financial assistance (grants or loans) to the sector
Clause 29 to provide Scottish Ministers with a power equivalent to that given to the Secretary of State to make regulations to impose charges relating to fishing quotas, commercial fish and aquaculture activities...
