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Last updated: 4 March 2026

AO Written Authority Ardrossan Harbour 3 March 2026

I consider purchase of Ardrossan Harbour is the best possible solution moving towards a sustainable future for this important ferry route.
Last updated: 4 March 2026

AO Written Authority Ardrossan Harbour 3 March 2026

I consider purchase of Ardrossan Harbour is the best possible solution moving towards a sustainable future for this important ferry route.
Last updated: 5 February 2026

FPACLegacyIssues_ProfDavidHeald_4Feb26

My view is that delayed UK fiscal events are not in the UK’s best interests, as well as being disruptive to the devolved governments and legislatures.
Last updated: 2 February 2026

Glasgow Disability Alliance

. • Throughout the co-design process of social care reforms, GDA members expressed that disabled people, connected to DPO’s, are best equipped to take on lived experience representation roles on Boards.
Last updated: 28 January 2026

Scottish Human Rights Commission Tick Tock report 27 January 2026

Initial thinking on a National Support Panel to improve support and accountability, and hear from families and individuals about their individual circumstances informed the options around the scope and remit of the panel which were included in the Consultation on the Learning Disability and Neurodivergence Bill. 4) A National Peer Support Network should be established to facilitate people coming together to learn and share best...
Last updated: 26 January 2026

Restraint and Seclusion Letter ECYP Committee Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Stage 1 Report

See  www.lobbying.scot St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG      www.gov.scot Paragraph Recommendation Response Comments 184 The Committee notes the concerns regarding the risk of dual Partially The Scottish Government reporting for residential care accommodation and secure care Accept acknowledges the risk of dual accommodation services and recommends that the Member in reporting, but considers this to be a Charge works with the Scottish Government to explore how different matter best...
Last updated: 15 January 2026

Scottish Government Response Wellbeing and Sustainable Development Scotland Bill 2025

We are also open to considering enhancements to Government to confirm whether the review of audit processes as part of the reform process. the NPF will include consideration of a requirement for best value audits to include specific wellbeing and sustainable development assessments. [284] The Committee notes that the Scottish We currently have a duty, in th...
Last updated: 18 December 2025

Provision of Services Regulations 2009 under EU exit legislation

., economic tests, pre-registration) • Must allow electronic applications and maintain up-to-date information on GOV.UK • Must notify BEIS of new rules affecting service access or delivery For Businesses: • Must provide clear, accessible information to service recipients, including: o Contact details, their legal status, VAT number, professional affiliations o Pricing, terms and conditions, contact details for sending complaints • Must respond to complaints as quickly as possible and make their best...
Last updated: 16 December 2025

SPBill50BS062025

SP Bill 50B Session 6 (2025) 2 Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill (2) Education authorities and the managers of grant-aided schools must, in carrying out their duties under section 6A of this Act, have regard to the guidance issued under subsection (1). (3) The Scottish Ministers must issue the guidance required by subsection (1) 5 within 3 months of section 1 of the Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Act 2026 coming into force. (4) Guidance issued under subsection (1) must in particular include provision about— (a) the nature and content of residential outdoor education, 10 (b) the standard to which residential outdoor education should be provided, 1 (c) how education authorities and the managers of grant-aided schools should assess whether residential outdoor education is suitable to a pupil’s age, ability, aptitude and any additional support needs, (ca) the steps that education authorities and the managers of grant-aided 15 schools should take to support participation in residential outdoor education by pupils, including, in particular, pupils with additional support needs, (d) the costs that it would be reasonable for education authorities and the managers of grant-aided schools to incur in providing or securing the 20 provision of residential outdoor education, (da) the funding sources available to schools and parents to support the delivery of, and attendance at, residential outdoor education suitable to a pupil’s age, ability, aptitude and any additional support needs, including how self-directed support may be used, 25 (db) the requiring of financial contribution from parents under section 6A(2A), including, in particular, matters which education authorities and the managers of grant-aided schools should take into account when requiring such contribution in order to ensure equality of access to residential outdoor education, 30 (e) the voluntary nature of participation by pupils in residential outdoor education, (f) the year groups of pupils within primary and secondary education to whom the residential outdoor education is to be provided, (g) the manner in which education authorities and the managers of 35 grant-aided schools should engage with any inspections under section 38 of the Education (Scotland) Act 2025 in relation to their duties under section 6A of this Act, and (i) the delivery of residential outdoor education by means of the Gaelic language to pupils who receive Gaelic medium education. 40 (4A) For the purposes of subsection (4)(da), “self-directed support” is to be construed in accordance with section 4 of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013. (5) The Scottish Ministers may from time to time revise guidance published by them under subsection (1) and must publish the revised guidance. 45 (6) Subsections (2) and (4) apply to any revised guidance published under subsection (5). 3 Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill (7) Before preparing any guidance or revised guidance under this section, the Scottish Ministers must consult the following persons— (a) each education authority, (b) the managers of each grant-aided school, 5 (ba) representatives from recognised trade unions which represent the interests of persons employed in— (i) public schools, (ii) grant-aided schools, (bb) such persons employed in public schools and grant-aided schools who 10 are not represented by a recognised trade union, or such representatives 1 of those persons, as the Scottish Ministers think appropriate, (bc) such pupils in respect of whom the duties under section 6A of this Act apply, or such representatives of those pupils, as the Scottish Ministers think appropriate, 15 (c) such parents of pupils in respect of whom the duties under section 6A of this Act apply as the Scottish Ministers think appropriate, (d) such persons involved in the operation of premises or other facilities used to provide residential outdoor education, or organisations representing such persons, as the Scottish Ministers think appropriate, 20 (e) such other voluntary organisations as the Scottish Ministers think appropriate, and (f) any other persons that the Scottish Ministers think appropriate. (8) For the purposes of subsection (7)(ba), “trade union” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 25 1992 and “recognised”, in relation to a trade union, is to be construed in accordance with section 178(3) of that Act. 6C Report on provision of residential outdoor education (1) The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the reporting period— 30 (a) prepare a report on the provision of residential outdoor education under section 6A during the reporting period, (b) lay a draft of the report before the Scottish Parliament, (c) publish the report in such manner as they consider appropriate. (2) The report must set out— 35 (a) the extent to which the duties under section 6A were complied with, (b) an assessment of the equality of access to residential outdoor education during the reporting period, including, in particular, the extent to which the residential outdoor education provided was suitable for and accessed by pupils— 40 (i) with additional support needs, (ii) who experience socio-economic disadvantage, 4 Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill (iii) of such other description as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate, (c) an assessment of the impact on and outcomes for pupils who participated in residential outdoor education, 5 (d) an assessment of the impact that complying with the duties under section 6A had on the education workforce of education authorities and grant-aided schools, (e) any further steps the Scottish Ministers propose to take in relation to the provision of residential outdoor education, 10 (f) any other matters the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate. 1 (3) In this section, “reporting period” means the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which this Act comes fully into force.”. 2 Education authorities’ arrangements with independent schools (1) The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 is amended as follows. 15 (2) After section 49(2ZA) insert— “(2ZB) Before exercising the power conferred by subsection (2)(b) in respect of a person attending an independent school, an education authority must have regard to the matter mentioned in section 50B.”. (3) After section 50(1ZA) insert— 20 “(1ZB) In deciding whether school education suitable to the age, ability and aptitude of a person is best...
Last updated: 27 November 2025

Accident Prevention CPG MinutesApril25final

Karen McDonnell asked Alex Petrie how is best to understand issues of drowsiness amongst employees.

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