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At that time, the stated policy intention was for the “simplify or improve” period to be from 1 January 2021 until approximately 2024 (from the Policy Memorandum for that bill, paragraph 31).
Retrieved from https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/Report/SJSS/2024/9/20/7286ef8d-9a54-420d-8b77-33ca9447e4a1#Introduction [accessed 2 July 2025], with the Scottish Government responding on 18 November 2024.
Subordinate legislation: Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024.
Letter from the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, 13 November 2024.
Scottish Local Government Finance - Green Book: 2024-2025. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-local-government-finance-green-book-2024-25/documents/, and Chart 15 shows the resulting capital grants allocations by local authority in 2024-25:
Chart 16: total capital grants allocation by local authority 2024-25 (£m)Local Government Finance Circular, 2/2024, Annex I
UK subordinate legislation: Annex H letter, Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024.
Letter from the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Jim Fairlie, 9 August 2024.
UK subordinate legislation: Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Annex H letter.
Letter from the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Jim Fairlie, 15 May 2024.