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Annexe
Letter from the Scottish Government to the Presiding Officer, sent as required by section 31(1) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 to explain why the laying requirements have not been complied with in the case of SSI 2025/280.
The reasoning was that this could make the law more accessible (both for legal professionals and lay people), as well as providing a framework for some of the other reforms the SLC was considering on the formation of contracts (in particular the abolition of the postal acceptance rule).
The Policy Memorandum states that the Bill will ensure consistent national coverage of CWB as an economic development tool by—
Placing a duty on Scottish Ministers "to publish and lay in Parliament a community wealth building statement.
In its Legacy Report that committee highlighted challenges to post-legislative scrutiny when it lay primarily with just one committee, and the approach was not replicated in this Parliamentary session.
Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
Many stakeholders raised concerns about the proposed timeline for the Scottish Government to develop and lay statutory target before the Parliament, with some noting the urgency of the 2030 strategic goal to halt biodiversity loss.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 September 2025
The Member considers that this will usually be a General Practitioner or Nurse Practitioner who would be authorised to prescribe any of the treatments in the list set out in the Bill.
Section 2 of the Bill lays out the procedure for determining treatment.