Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting Minutes
9th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:04
- Meeting closed at: 10:14
- Published: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 12:55pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2 Instruments subject to negative procedure:
The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—
Marriage Between Civil Partners (Procedure for Change and Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/55)
Private Residential Tenancies and Assured Tenancies (Prescribed Notices and Forms) (Temporary Modifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/58)
Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Authorisations and Modifications of Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/59)
Non-Domestic Rates (Transitional Relief) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/63)
Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 2020 (Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/64)
Building (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/65)
Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Safeguarders Panel) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/66)
3 Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure:
The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (Sexual Harm Prevention Orders) 2023 (SSI 2023/61)
4 Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill (in private):
The Committee considered the Scottish Government's response to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in the Bill at Stage 1. The Committee agreed to report to the Education, Children and Young People Committee.
5 Quarterly report (in private):
The Committee considered a draft report for the parliamentary quarter from 9 December 2022 to 28 February 2023 and agreed to publish the finalised report.