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This amendment was made in response to a recommendation from the Committee.Reports4,5,6,7 (Angela Constance) agreed with some divisionThis group of amendments will require Scottish Ministers to lay before the Scottish Parliament reports on the operation of the Act, in accordance with provision made in regulations and at intervals of no more than two years.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 December 2017
The Scottish Ministers are required to lay an annual report on the performance of the Scottish social security system at the end of each financial year.
However, in this particular instance, the Committee accepts the reasons provided by the Scottish Government as to why it is unnecessary to lay an amending instrument, particularly when viewed in the context of regulations 2 and 4 (see Annex B).
A sheriff court is generally only involved if grounds of referral are in dispute or not understood, a child protection or child assessment order is required or there is an appeal against a decision of a hearing. The aim is to balance the ‘lay’ character of the system with the guarantees of individual rights afforded by a court system.
Please provide further details as to why a laying date of 3 March could not be achieved, and what steps required to be taken from 3 March up to 16 March.
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The Scottish Government did not take forward this recommendation and whilst it confirmed that the report would be published in January, it did not confirm a publication date until a week before its laying. This combined with the 60 day deadline for scrutinising the report meant that the Committee was again hampered in its scrutiny and the level of stakehold...
The Scottish Greens will support the sanction recommended by the committee, and Mr Matheson should be held accountable for his actions. Beyond that, I will lay out our concerns about the committee process in this case and in more general terms.