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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 8 October 2024
Stuart McMillan
Is the committee content with the instruments?
Members indicated agreement.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 8 October 2024
Stuart McMillan
Is the committee content with the instrument?
Members indicated agreement.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 8 October 2024
Stuart McMillan
Is the committee content with the instruments?
Members indicated agreement.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 8 October 2024
Stuart McMillan
In relation to the draft Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Regulations 2024, does the committee wish to note that the instrument gives effect to a decision of the Scottish ministers that is the subject of judicial review proceedings?
Members indicated agreement.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 8 October 2024
Stuart McMillan
Welcome to the 28th meeting in 2024 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. I remind everyone to switch off, or put to silent, mobile phones and other electronic devices.
The first item of business is consideration of three instruments, on which no points have been raised.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 8 October 2024
Stuart McMillan
Under agenda item 2, we are considering two instruments, on which no points have been raised.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 8 October 2024
Stuart McMillan
Under agenda item 3, we are considering one instrument, on which no points have been raised.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 8 October 2024
Stuart McMillan
The committee’s next meeting will take place on Tuesday 29th October.
Meeting closed at 10:08.Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 8 October 2024
Stuart McMillan
In relation to the draft Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024, does the committee wish to note that the original draft of the instrument was withdrawn and the present version relaid following questions raised by the committee with the Scottish Government?
Members indicated agreement.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 1 October 2024
Stuart McMillan
In the last evidence session with the previous minister in March, the committee highlighted that four instruments had been reported on reporting grounds that it considers to be more serious. Since that evidence session, the committee has also reported another two instruments on one of the more serious reporting grounds, ground (i), which is that
“drafting appears to be defective”.
The minister indicated the various processes that are in place for instruments during the process that they go through, including a review of the instruments by someone who is external to the process. Could the Government take any other steps to try to ensure that the quality of SSIs remains high and that the number of more serious issues reduces?