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This element supports town centre regeneration aspirations and will encourage more economic activity in town centres, supporting the development of an evening economy, providing housing to allow local people to get a foothold on the property ladder.
That makes sense, because the European system involves a set of nation states, whereas the arrangement that is proposed in the bill is for one jurisdiction. For example, we do not get the direction that we might get through a direction notice from the proposed new body.
I can say that it is really important that we get this right, because the bill provides for the Scottish Government to cover compensation if people lose out as a result, so it could get very expensive if we do not get it right.