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Last updated: 24 September 2024

SPBill52DPMS062024accessible

As guidance does not have the force of law, and requires to be updated from time to time to reflect changes in best practice, insights from learning and operational developments, it is considered that requiring the Parliament to scrutinise guidance would not be the best use of parliamentary time.

Last updated: 24 September 2024

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Last updated: 12 July 2024

WICS FOI to PAC 10 July 2024_Redacted

We have prepared a note to It would have been helpful if he had copied me in his response to you. All best A On 2 Nov 2023, at 17:30, wrote: Hi Alan, I had a catch up with the auditors this afternoon and Richard asked if I had heard from you on his query below.

Last updated: 10 June 2024

Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill as Introduced

Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill 3 Part 1—Success fee agreements (4) The maximum amount of the success fee that may be paid under the agreement is the lower of the amounts allowed for by the enactments mentioned in subsection (3)(a) and (b). (5) A success fee agreement is unenforceable to the extent that it provides for a success fee 5 of an amount that is higher than the maximum amount allowed for by virtue of this section. 5 Exclusion for family proceedings and other proceedings (1) A success fee agreement must not be entered into in connection with a matter which may be the subject of— 10 (a) family proceedings, or (b) other civil proceedings of a description specified by the Scottish Ministers in regulations. (2) In subsection (1)(a), “family proceedings” has the same meaning as in section 135 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. 15 6 Personal injury claims (1) This section applies to a success fee agreement entered into in connection with a claim for damages for— (a) personal injuries, or (b) the death of a person from personal injuries. 20 (2) The agreement must provide that the recipient of the relevant legal services is not liable to make any payment (including outlays incurred in providing the services) to the provider in respect of the services, apart from the success fee, regardless of whether any damages are obtained. (3) In subsection (2), “outlays” do not include any sums paid in respect of insurance 25 premiums in connection with the claim to which the agreement relates. (4) The agreement— (a) may provide that any damages for future loss obtained in connection with the claim (the “future element”) will be included in the amount of damages by reference to which the success fee is to, or may, be calculated (the “relevant 30 amount of damages”) if the future element is within subsection (5), but (b) otherwise, must provide that any future element will not be included in the relevant amount of damages. (5) The future element is within this subsection if it is to be paid in a lump sum and— (a) does not exceed £1,000,000, or 35 (b) exceeds £1,000,000 and— (i) the provider had not advised the recipient to accept that the future element be paid in periodical instalments, and (ii) the condition in subsection (6) is met. 4 Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Expenses in civil litigation (6) The condition is— (a) in the case where the damages are awarded by a court or tribunal, that the court or tribunal in awarding the future element has stated that it is satisfied that it is in the recipient’s best...

Last updated: 28 February 2024

SPICe briefing on Additional Support for Learning

The guidance notes that choices about the type of education best suited to a pupil includes all the time in mainstream or specialist settings, or a mix of both.

Last updated: 26 February 2024

ASL SPICe briefing 28 February 2024

They should ask, listen and act, on what the young people say about the support that works best for them. There is an action within the national ASL Action Plan to promote this vision.

Last updated: 11 December 2023

BudgetProcess2024_25_GuidanceForCommittees

As always, FPA Committee Clerks and SPICe colleagues are happy to work with committees in helping to shape approaches that best suit individual committee priorities.

Last updated: 8 November 2023

Letter from Richard Lochhead Professional Qualifications Act 2022

The FTA places an obligation on the UK and EEA EFTA states to put in place necessary measures and require its ‘relevant authorities’ to operate an RPQ system. The UK is required to use best endeavours to “adopt, where applicable and maintain the necessary measures” that require regulators to deliver the RPQ system by 1 December 2023.

Last updated: 5 October 2023