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Recommendation 105 in the SLC’s report is that the Accountant may report serious misconduct or material failure, whereas the draft SLC Bill provided that the Accountant must report the misconduct (provided the Accountant has concluded there is some appreciable misconduct or failure).
We opposed ScotRail’s decision to reduce services by over 10% compared to pre-pandemic levels from May 2022. Given that the Scottish Government has been running ScotRail in public ownership since April 2022, it now has direct control over service levels, and it is of significant concern that it has not yet reversed the cuts to services.
Marc Crothall (MC) asked for an update on ticket sales. 3 CB confirmed some events totally sold out, e.g. Fort William. Some events may be used as opportunity for ticketing for youth or community groups.
In any event, however, an argument that a decision of the Scottish Government in relation to a particular procurement or investment process may be mistaken by overseas governments for an alternative UK foreign policy lacks credibility. 17.
Equality, inclusion and Human Rights The First Minister’s prospectus reaffirms our commitment to embedding equality, inclusion and human rights into everything we do. The Committee may have noted that on 15 June the Scottish Government published a consultation on ambitious proposals for a new Human Rights Bill for Scotland.
The Bill threatens inappropriate institutional accommodation as the norm for “Group 2” refugees, and that may well include this trafficking/asylum group in Scotland .
Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Ceartas agus Seann- ghaisgich Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance Shona Robison MSP Stuart McMillan MSP Convener St Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP SStuart 19 May 2023 Dear Convener, Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill LCM Thank you for your letter of 16 May 2023.