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Concern of fraud relating to the schemes
The Committee discussed concerns that there may be fraud around the schemes, with, for example, tickets being issued for longer journeys than passengers had stated.
The UK Government has said IDB will increase by 4.1%, which aligns with growth in Average Weekly Earnings, May to July 2023.
Consideration by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
The DPLR Committee considered the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2025 on 4 February 2025 and reported on it in its 10th Report, 2025 and raised no points in r...
Retrieved from https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn05089/ [accessed 21 June 2024] A by-election to fill the vacancy took place on 2 May 2024 and Labour Party candidate Chris Webb won the seat.3Kelly, R., & Johnston, N. (2024, March 26).
The Policy Memorandum highlighted that in some limited circumstances, provision may come direct to schools through targeted funding such as Pupil Equity Funding (PEF).
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Obligatory overnights could be written into terms and conditions for teachers but this change to contracts would be required. This may become especially challenging where a teacher or member of support staff has family or carin...
Committee reports
Date published:
10 December 2024
Review of powers
Sections 1 and 5– Making and revising a code of practice
Power conferred on: the Scottish Ministers
Power exercisable by: code of practice
Parliamentary procedure: none
Revised or new: revised
Provision
Section 1 requires the Scottish Ministers to make a code setting out good practice that should be followed by anyone considering acquiring a dog, and by anyone transferring a dog to another person.
Section 5 provides that the code may...
What has been harder was engaging “dialogue about big investments” and it was thought the larger size of Madrid and Catalonia’s economies “may explain the differential disadvantage”.2Scottish Parliament. (2023, November 9).
Committee reports
Date published:
9 September 2024
Where relevant and appropriate, support local authority implementation of SDS Framework of Standards in three priority areas:4.3.2.1 Standard 3: Relationship- and strengths- and asset-based approaches across care groups and across all four SDS options.4.3.2.2 Standard 8: Worker Autonomy (particularly in assessment, support planning and determining personal budgets).4.3.2.3 Standard 12: Access to Budgets and Flexibility of Spend (including improving processes and approaches to approving personal budgets).4.3.3 Consider and develop ways in which the SDS framework of standard may...
Additionally, these views are expressed before our scheduled meeting with the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which is set for the 10th of May.
We have serious concerns over some of the proposed changes which deviate from the recommendations set out by Sir Robert Francis in his Compensation Framework Study and later refined by Inquiry Chair Sir Brian Langs...
While recognising that not everyone may agree with the policy, the Minister argued that the PHS evaluation and the views of over 80 organisations dealing with alcohol related harms confirmed her view that MUP had had a positive impact on health outcomes.