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SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 June 2019
Referendums (Scotland) Bill - House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution
We therefore recommend that after the next UK-wide referendum:
• The Electoral Commission should analyse its experience (as it did for the 2004 North East referendum) and make recommendations for change to the regulatory framework and its role; and
• There should be thorough post-legislative scrutiny of the PPERA at an early date. We are sympathetic to th...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 June 2019
Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Persons unlawfully at large
In a letter to the Convener of the Justice Committee, dated 15 March 2019, the Scottish Government set out information on its plans for creating a new offence of remaining unlawfully at large and amending existing powers of arrest.2Scottish Government. (2019, March 15).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 May 2019
Primary Care in Scotland - Annex A: A vision for primary care in Scotland: 21 principles
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The primary care workforce uses up-to-date digital technology that enables people to receive flexible, efficient and effective care, wherever it is provided.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 May 2019
Subordinate Legislation considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 21 May 2019 - Annex A
In reply to question 3, it is considered that the changes made by regulation 4 to the 2014 Regulation can properly be made as the 2014 Regulations were still in force on the date on which it takes effect (1 April 2015).
Committee reports
Date published:
16 May 2019
Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Are individuals or certain groups rights impacted by the Bill?
We note the Scottish Government supports this Bill, and would caution that if this anomaly is not addressed through this Bill, the Scottish Government would, we believe, need to tackle this issue at some later date. We also note the current position on physical punishment is incompatible with the Scottish Government’s commitment to “getting it right for eve...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 May 2019
Devolved social security powers: progress and plans - Social security timeline: 'safe and secure transfer'
r=10910 [accessed 10 April 2019]Reflecting this challenging context, Audit Scotland reported in May 2019 that:
there is a significant risk that the programme doesn’t have the time and capacity to learn from experience to date and make the changes necessary to successfully deliver on wave two timescales.
Committee reports
Date published:
3 May 2019
Planning (Scotland) Bill: as amended at Stage 2 - Development planning
The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Older People and Equalities regarding the definition of “Gypsies and Travellers”.iThe Committee’s letter, dated 5 April, is available here.
Recommendations
The Committee calls on the Government to bring forward an amendment to the Bill at Stage 3 to apply the affirmative procedure to regulations made under s...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
18 April 2019
Developing the Scottish Parliament's scrutiny role after Brexit - The Scottish Government's proposals for international trade negotiations after Brexit
Doing so will require a significant change in the current arrangements for scrutiny and democratic engagement, which are already out of date, under strain and in urgent need of reform.
Committee reports
Date published:
4 March 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill - The current targets
The current targets are set out in Part One the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12) and are as follows—
A 2050 target of 80%;
A 2020 target of 42% (known as the "interim target");
Secondary legislation setting annual targets between 2010 and 2050 which would "allow the interim target and the 2050 target to be met"Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 3(2)(b) and for the targets set between 2020 and 2050 to be "at least 3% less than the target for the preceding year"Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 3(2)(c)(ii);
A requirement on the Scottish Government to seek advice from the "relevant body"Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 5 and consider the "target setting criteria"Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 4(4) when setting annual targets;
Modification of—
the percentage of 3% by which annual targets between 2020 and 2050 should be made more challengingClimate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12), section 6(1)(a);
the dates...
Committee reports
Date published:
6 February 2019
Social Security and In-Work Poverty - Digital first approach
Denise Horsfall said she had not seen any delay in the claims process-
We are 90 per cent through new-claim roll-out and I have not seen delays or problems to date.
Social Security Committee 08 November 2018, Denise Horsfall, contrib. 32, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?
