The following other accompanying documents are published separately: • a Financial Memorandum (SP Bill 8–FM); • Explanatory Notes (SP Bill 8–EN); • a Policy Memorandum (SP Bill 8–PM). —————————— Presiding Officer’s Statement on Legislative Competence On 14 December 2021, the Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone MSP) made the following statement: “In my view,...