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Official Report Meeting date: 31 October 2019

Meeting of the Parliament 31 October 2019

Recruitment is open to new panel members, and I would encourage anyone with relevant experience in the south of Scotland, or indeed anywhere else in the country, to take up the opportunity to shape a social security system that is based on dignity, fairness and respect. Just before the recess, the cabinet secretary told the Social Security Committee that ex...
Questions and Answers Date answered: 16 March 2021

S5W-35940

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the annual homelessness statistics before the pre-election campaign recess. The Scottish Government has announced it will publish its annual 'Homelessness in Scotland: Update to 30th September 2020' statistical publication on 23 March 2021.
Official Report Meeting date: 17 January 2013

Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee 17 January 2013

I prefer option 2. In the last weeks before recesses, Wednesday mornings as well as afternoons have been taken up for stage 3 proceedings.
Official Report Meeting date: 22 June 2021

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 22 June 2021

As it was laid less than 28 days before it came into force, it is in breach of section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, which requires that negative instruments are laid at least 28 days before they come into force, not counting recess periods of more than four days.
Last updated: 20 September 2022

Bail and Release from Custody Bill Part 2 Release as introduced Keeling schedule as at 6 Septembe

(Scotland) Act 1994; “local probation board” means a local probation board established under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000; “long-term prisoner” means a person serving a sentence of imprisonment for a term of four years or more; “order for lifelong restriction” means an order under section 210F(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46); “Parole Board” means the Parole Board for Scotland; “local justice area” has the same meaning as in the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39); “previous conviction” means— (a) a previous conviction by a court in any part of the United Kingdom, or (b) if the court considers appropriate, a previous conviction by a court in any member State of the European Union; “relevant officer”, in relation to a local authority, means an officer of that authority employed by them in the discharge of their functions under section 27(1) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (supervision and care of persons put on probation or released from prison etc.); “risk management plan” shall be construed in accordance with section 6(1) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7); “short-term prisoner” means a person serving a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than four years; 19 “supervised release order” has the meaning given by section 209 of the 1995 Act but includes any order under subsection (2) of the said section 14; and “supervising officer” has the meaning given by the said section 209. (2) The Secretary of State may by order provide— (a) that the references to four years in the definitions of “long-term prisoner” and “short-term prisoner” in subsection (1) above shall be construed as references to such other period as may be specified in the order; (b) that any reference in this Part of this Act to a particular proportion of a prisoner’s sentence shall be construed as a reference to such other proportion of a prisoner’s sentence as may be so specified. (3) An order under subsection (2) above may make such transitional provisions as appear to the Secretary of State necessary or expedient in connection with any provision made by the order. (4) For the purposes of this Part of this Act so far as relating to licences or persons released on licence, the age of any person at the time when sentence was passed on him shall be deemed to have been that which appears to the Secretary of State to have been his age at that time. (4A) For the purposes of this Part of this Act, a term of imprisonment or detention— (a) is wholly concurrent with another such term (or other such terms) if— (i) it commences on the same date...
Official Report Meeting date: 31 August 2021

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 31 August 2021

They were laid on 15 June 2021 and came into force on 24 August. As the Parliament was in recess from 26 June until 29 August, during which time the clock stopped, the regulations were laid less than 28 days before they came into force.
Committee reports Date published: 7 December 2022

Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 6 December 2022

Under section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, instruments subject to the negative procedure must be laid at least 28 days before they come into force, not counting recess periods of more than 4 days. The instrument breaches this requirement as it was laid on 17 November 2022 and came into force on 30 November 2022.
Last updated: 6 June 2024

SPBill27BS062024

Diligence on the dependence 5 information package 8 Provision of debt advice and (1) Part 1A of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 is modified as follows. (2) In section 15F (hearing on application)— (a) in subsection (3)— (i) the word “and” immediately following paragraph (b) is repealed, 10 (ii) after paragraph (c), insert “; and 1 (d) where the debtor is an individual, that the creditor has provided the debtor with a debt advice and information package.”, (b) after subsection (7), insert— “(8) In this section and in section 15K, “debt advice and information package” 15 means the debt advice and information package referred to in section 10(5) of the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002.”. (3) In section 15K (recall or restriction of diligence on dependence)— (a) after subsection (5), insert— “(5A) Where subsection (5B) applies and the court is satisfied that the creditor has 20 not provided the debtor with a debt advice and information package it— (a) must make an order— (i) recalling the warrant, and (ii) if an arrestment or inhibition has been executed in pursuance of the warrant, recalling that arrestment or inhibition, and 25 (b) may make an order ancillary to any order mentioned in paragraph (a). (5B) This subsection applies where— (a) the debtor is an individual, and (b) the hearing is a hearing fixed under section 15E(4)(a).”, (b) in subsection (10), after “(5),” insert “(5A),”. 30 Exceptional attachment 9 Notice and redemption periods (1) Part 3 of the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 is modified as follows. (2) In section 53 (removal of articles attached in dwellinghouse), in subsection (2), at the 35 end insert “(which is to be not less than 7 days from the date...
Questions and Answers Date answered: 25 February 2021

S5W-35361

This will be submitted prior to parliamentary recess on the 25th March and will be the first of regular quarterly updates on progress as requested by the committee in their report on ferry procurement.
Official Report Meeting date: 16 June 2016

Social Security Committee 16 June 2016

As a full-time MSP, I am also available in recess. Thank you. This has been an interesting first conversation and several ideas have come up.

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