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Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 August 2017
S5W-10526
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the impact of the judgments in ParkingEye v Beavis 2015 UKSC 67 and Vehicle Control Services Ltd v Mackie 2017 SC DUN 24 on the (a) contractual enforcement and (b) standing of private parking schemes.
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25 August 2025
SPCB 2024 Paper 73
In summary the bid proposes: • A total proposed budget for 2025-26 of £136.2m representing a net £9.7m (7.6%) increase on the current financial year’s budget and £2.8m (2.1%) on the indicative 2025-26 budget advised to the Finance and Public Administration Committee. 1 • Of the £9.7m increase v Budget 2024-25 and £2.8m increase above Indicative 2025-26, £1....
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13 May 2025
IFCFLetterToCST_12May25
; iii. whether the Minister or another UK Government representative has recently attended to give evidence on the same or a closely related topic; or, where a Minister has recently given, or been invited to give, evidence to a Commons or Lords Select Committee on the same or a closely related subject; iv. whether there are particular aspects of the issue which weigh in favour of attendance (e.g. providing an opportunity for the UK Government to explain its policies or position; a high level of media interest in the devolved area or a specific case which has acquired a high profile); v...
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16 April 2025
Dog Theft Bill Letter and Memorandum from Scottish Government
Reasoning for providing for a defence given that, if a person had “lawful authority” to take or keep a dog, it could not have taken or kept a dog from the person with lawful control of it. v. Further information about a definition of “lawful authority” and “reasonable excuse” to inform consideration of this proposed defence vi.
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21 January 2025
Correspondence from Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Glasgow and PCADS Policy
Legal physician-assisted dying in Oregon and the Netherlands: evidence concerning the impact on patients in “vulnerable” groups, Journal of Medical Ethics 33: 591-597. 8 Dierickx, S. et al. (2015) Comparison of the expression and granting of requests for euthanasia in Belgium in 2007 v 2013. JAMA Internal Medicine 175: 1703-6. 9 E.g.
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16 January 2025
Correspondence from Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Glasgow and PCADS Policy
Legal physician-assisted dying in Oregon and the Netherlands: evidence concerning the impact on patients in “vulnerable” groups, Journal of Medical Ethics 33: 591-597. 8 Dierickx, S. et al. (2015) Comparison of the expression and granting of requests for euthanasia in Belgium in 2007 v 2013. JAMA Internal Medicine 175: 1703-6. 9 E.g.
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11 November 2024
Salmon farming Roddie 8 November 2024
Looking into options to exclude lumpfish from treatments but currently no feasible way to remove them.’ 23 July 2020 Site – Eughlam 12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqFyqKL3w0 13 https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-national-scotland/20241023/281732684964779 14 Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee Report 2018, para. 221 5 Report - 'Used to have WRS but ...
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14 May 2024
SPBill48S062024
SP Bill 48 Session 6 (2024) 2 Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill 2 Procedure for determining treatment (1) In making a treatment determination, a relevant health professional must ensure that— (a) they explain to the patient each of the treatment options listed in section 1(5) and the suitability of each to the patient’s needs, 5 (b) the patient is allowed and encouraged to participate as fully as possible in the treatment determination including by being able to give feedback, provide comments and raise concerns, (c) the patient is provided with such information and support as is necessary to enable them to participate in accordance with paragraph (b) and in relation to any related 10 processes, 1 (d) the treatment determination is made following a meeting in person between the relevant health professional and the patient, (e) the treatment determination takes into account the patient’s needs, and (f) the treatment determination is made with regard to the importance of providing 15 the optimum benefit to the patient’s health and wellbeing. (2) The patient may request one or more of the treatments listed in section 1(5) and the relevant health professional must consider the appropriateness of any such treatment requested by the patient in making the treatment determination. (3) Where the relevant health professional determines either that no treatment is appropriate 20 or that a treatment requested by the patient is not appropriate for the patient— (a) the relevant health professional must provide the patient with a written statement of reasons for that decision in a form prescribed by the Scottish Ministers in a code of practice under section 6, and (b) the patient has the right to consult another relevant health professional who must 25 make their own treatment determination following the procedure set out in subsection (1). (4) A written statement of reasons under subsection (3)(a) must include an explanation of— (a) the patient’s right to consult a second relevant health professional as provided by subsection (3)(b), and 30 (b) the procedure for consulting a second relevant health professional. (5) A relevant health professional consulted by a patient under subsection (3)(b) must make a treatment determination in accordance with this section save that subsections (3)(b) and (4) do not apply to that treatment determination. 3 Provision of treatment 35 (1) The treatment described in section 1(3) is to be made available to the patient as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event no later than 3 weeks after the treatment determination is made. (2) A treatment described in section 1(3) may not be refused to a patient on the basis of any matter, other than an assessment by a relevant health professional of the best interests 40 of the patient, including— (a) the cost of the treatment, (b) any medical history of misuse of alcohol or other substances, 3 Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (c) any criminal record involving misuse of alcohol or other substances, (d) any other matter concerning any involvement by the patient in the criminal justice system, (e) any ongoing misuse of alcohol or other substances, 5 (f) any medical history of mental illness, (g) any existing prescription for opioid replacement, or (h) the patient being in receipt of substitute prescribing services, regardless of the volume of prescription. (3) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations add to the matters listed in subsection (2). 10 Duties of Scottish Ministers 1 4 Duty to secure delivery (1) The Scottish Ministers must secure the delivery of the rights conferred by this Act. (2) Within 2 months of this section coming into force, the Scottish Ministers must lay draft regulations before the Parliament setting out the arrangements that are in place, or are 15 to be put in place, by the Scottish Ministers to ensure that they comply with the duty under subsection (1). (3) Draft regulations under subsection (2) may, in particular, make provision in connection with conferring functions on the following bodies— (a) a Health Board, 20 (b) a Special Health Board, (c) the Agency, (d) a local authority, (e) an integration joint board. 5 Duty to report to Parliament 25 (1) As soon as practicable after the end of each reporting period, the Scottish Ministers must— (a) publish, and (b) lay before the Scottish Parliament, a report setting out progress made in the reporting period towards achieving the provision 30 of the treatments described in section 1 to patients in accordance with this Act. (2) A report prepared under subsection (1) must— (a) set out how any powers conferred by the provisions of this Act have been exercised, (b) set out the steps the Scottish Ministers have taken to meet the requirements in 35 this Act, and (c) specify in respect of each Health Board area— (i) the number of patients in the Health Board’s area, 4 Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (ii) the number of patients in respect of whom a treatment determination has been made, by reference to the type of treatment specified in the treatment determination, (iii) the number of patients receiving the treatment specified in the treatment 5 determination made in respect of them, by reference to the type of treatment specified in the treatment determination, (iv) the number of patients who have made themselves available for but are not receiving the treatment specified in the treatment determination made in respect of them, by reference to the type of treatment specified in the 10 treatment determination, 1 (v...
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20 December 2023
HealthProtectionCoronavirusRequirementsScotlandAmendmentNo6Regulations2021
Section 2 was amended by section 54 of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10). 2 (d) persons in attendance at an event or activity which relates to a funeral, marriage ceremony or civil partnership registration (e) the person responsible for the premises, an employee of that person, or a person providing services (voluntary or otherwise) at the premises, and any other person, (3) In this regulation— “carer” includes a person who provides care for the person assisted whether that care is provided— (a) by a carer within the meaning of section 1 of the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016(a), (b) on a paid basis, or (c) on a voluntary basis, ”relevant leisure premises” means— (a) amusement arcades, snooker or pool halls, (b) bars, including a bar in a hotel or members club, (c) bingo halls, (d) bowling alleys, (e) cafés and canteens, (f) casinos, (g) cinemas, (h) concert halls, (i) conference or exhibition centres and any other place at which an exhibition takes place, (j) discotheques, nightclubs and dance halls, (k) function halls and event venues, (l) hotels, hostels, boarding houses, and any other place providing overnight accommodation for leisure purposes (m) indoor fitness studios, sports halls, gyms, swimming pools, and other indoor sport, activity or exercise facilities, (n) indoor funfairs, (o) indoor snow sports centres, (p) indoor skating rinks, (q) indoor visitor attractions, museums and galleries, (r) museums and galleries, (s) public houses, (t) restaurants, including a restaurant or dining room in a hotel or members club, (u) sexual entertainment venues, (v...
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27 October 2023
SPCB 2023 Paper 59
The Advisory Audit Board will review and advise the Principal Accountable Officer and, where appropriate, the SPCB on: i. the adequacy of the arrangements for ensuring robust governance and internal control, including those for the assessment and management of risk; ii. the planned activity of Internal Audit and the results of its work; iii. the planned activity of Audit Scotland and the results of its work; iv. the major findings of audit reports, insofar as they affect the overall performance of the Parliament; v...
