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Committee reports
Date published:
22 March 2021
Post-legislative scrutiny: The Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 - Exemption of communications made on request
The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans argued that this activity should not constitute lobbying, stating:
I argue that there is a difference between the formulation of policy under a heading and lobbying, as such.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 March 2021
Stage 1 Report on the Travelling Funfairs (Licensing) (Scotland) Bill - Views on specific provisions in the proposed new system
The representative of South Ayrshire Council told us that, with its current fee of £222 for a temporary entertainment licence, the council "barely washes its face".iiOfficial Report, 29 January, col 32
Councils told us that the proposals would mean that handling applications would become a loss-making activity requiring shortfalls to be made up elsewhere.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 March 2021
Stage 1 Report on the Travelling Funfairs (Licensing) (Scotland) Bill - Is the current system killing the trade?
The bureaucratic requirements of operating a fun fair in Scotland have, in my respectful opinion, evolved far beyond what is reasonable and necessary to provide licensing authorities with the means of effecting their control over an activity which has subsisted for centuries.viJohn McKissock, written evidence
Mr McKissock's evidence was amongst several to q...
Committee reports
Date published:
2 March 2021
Report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on equalities and human rights - Introduction
Both documents set out the evidence gathered on the actual or likely impacts of implemented measures of Phases 1, 2 and 3 from the Route Map on different people, based on their protected characteristics and socio-economic disadvantage. They also describe a range of activities put in place to protect rights and mitigate negative impacts.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 December 2020
Stage 1 Report on United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill - Costs and demand
The fund will be used in capacity-building and awareness raising activities with practitioners in public services in Scotland.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 December 2020
Adult social care and support in Scotland - Social Care (Self-directed Support)(Scotland) Act 2013
Self-directed support entails a written agreement between the individual and social services. Any support or activity is, in theory, possible as long as it will help someone achieve the outcomes in their support plan.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 December 2020
Adult social care and support in Scotland - History of social care
The integration of health and social care is another marked structural shift seeking to collapse two previously separate spheres of activity and culture. This section tracks the development of the concept of social care from earliest records of civic organisation.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
17 November 2020
Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill - Dissolution of the Scottish Parliament and power of the Presiding Officer
It occurs before elections to the Scottish Parliament take placeiThe terms ‘dissolution period’ and ‘pre-election period’ are sometimes used to describe the period before an election when Parliament has been dissolved and there are restrictions in place on the activities of government in terms of publications and announcements.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
2 November 2020
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill - The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)
These include (based the UNICEF summary of the UNCRC):
A child with a disability has the right to live a full and decent life with dignity and, as far as possible, independence, and to play an active part in the community. Governments must do all they can to support disabled children and their families.
Committee reports
Date published:
25 September 2020
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 - Section 39(5) – power to provide that legislation is not environmental law
For example, “environmental law” is mainly concerned with “environmental protection”, which includes “preventing, mitigating, minimising or remedying environmental harm caused by human activities”. The definition of environmental harm in turn includes “offence to the senses of human beings” and “damage to property”, which appear to be particularly broad.
