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The Scottish ministers have extended the audit timescales for national health service bodies by three months to 30 September and for local government by two months to 30 November. The deadlines for laying central Government and college accounts in the Parliament are unchanged, but audit reporting on central Governmen...
In doing so, they will be required to take account of any guidance issued by a newly established Future Generations Commissioner about fulfilling the public duty contained in the Bill.
We believe this was due to a conflation of the legal capacity to make decisions with an ability to provide a view which a judicial decision maker will take account of. The reality is that children can express a view, often quite clearly, from a very young age.
The preparation of the delivery plan will account for 0.4 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Scottish Government officials in the year immediately preceding publication of a delivery plan.
Of this the main scheme (Environmental Regulation (Scotland) Charging Scheme) accounts for £47.9 million of the £52.9 million and is further broken down by main area of charge.
It also holds its Hearings in public, and publishes and disseminates its decisions, meaning that local communities can hold their representatives to account. ECONOMY: We have a globally competitive, entrepreneurial, inclusive and sustainable economy.