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That means that enforcement in Scotland is needed when, as in this case, a person who receives a financial penalty through the new online procedure moves to Scotland. However, there is an issue that is worth mentioning to the committee.
In the Public Audit Committee, we usually receive the opposite type of reports about information and communication technology initiatives, but the online portal for PPE ordering seems to have been a success.
The pandemic has exacerbated those trends: more people have started shopping online, more people are digitised and our town centres are struggling more than they were, even with the big emphasis on shopping local.
Given that the intention is to enable online registration in the vast majority of cases, it should be possible to register a litter from a remote location, provided there is an internet connection.
Further, shortcomings in relation to addressing defamation online seem to arise primarily from lack of clarity and understanding as to which defence or mechanism for limiting liability applies most appropriately to which online activity.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding using revenues raised from online retailers to support economic growth in Scotland.