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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 27 January 2026
David Torrance
Good morning. What is the rationale for classing higher-risk procedures as being suitable for local authority licensing, instead of restricting them to Healthcare Improvement Scotland-regulated settings?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 27 January 2026
David Torrance
How will the Scottish Government address concerns that, under the scheme, non-medical practitioners could end up carrying out procedures on potentially cancerous lesions? How will the list of skin lesions or blemishes be reviewed to address that risk?
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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]
Budget Scrutiny 2026-27
Meeting date: 27 January 2026
David Torrance
Good morning. The budget states that certain funding streams are now baselined in the board budgets, and that that has resulted in larger uplifts than would otherwise be the case. To what extent do board uplifts reflect the baselining of funding streams, and to what extent are they the result of other factors?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]
Budget Scrutiny 2026-27
Meeting date: 27 January 2026
David Torrance
Can you provide an update on the current status of the review of the NRAC resource allocation formula?
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee [Draft]
New Petitions
Meeting date: 21 January 2026
David Torrance
As you said, we are the sole surviving members of the committee from the start of the session. In light of the evidence, I propose that we close the petition under rule 15.7 of standing orders, on the basis that, although the Scottish Government considers that changing the legislation may be feasible, it lacks the evidence to assess whether mandating a single participation process across all local authorities is practical or desirable. The Scottish Government’s view is that it is for local government to consider whether further standards for public participation are required, beyond the provisions in the 2015 act. The open Government partnership is examining how developing a national strategy for public participation can be achieved, as part of the next open Government action plan for 2026-30.
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee [Draft]
New Petitions
Meeting date: 21 January 2026
David Torrance
Could we consider closing the petition under rule 15.7 of standard orders, on the basis that the Scottish Government has clearly set out that it considers the cut-off date to be appropriate and that it has no plans to review it?
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee [Draft]
New Petitions
Meeting date: 21 January 2026
David Torrance
I wonder whether the committee, in the light of the evidence, would consider closing the petition under rule 15.7 of standing orders, on the basis that schools and local authorities should already have established protocols in place to notify parents of incidents affecting their children’s safety and wellbeing. Local authorities have a statutory responsibility in that area; therefore, the Scottish Government’s position is that it is appropriate for notification protocols to be developed and implemented locally.
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee [Draft]
New Petitions
Meeting date: 21 January 2026
David Torrance
Could we consider closing the petition under rule 15.7 of standard orders, on the basis that the Scottish Government has clearly set out that it considers the cut-off date to be appropriate and that it has no plans to review it?
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee [Draft]
New Petitions
Meeting date: 21 January 2026
David Torrance
I wonder whether the committee, in the light of the evidence, would consider closing the petition under rule 15.7 of standing orders, on the basis that schools and local authorities should already have established protocols in place to notify parents of incidents affecting their children’s safety and wellbeing. Local authorities have a statutory responsibility in that area; therefore, the Scottish Government’s position is that it is appropriate for notification protocols to be developed and implemented locally.
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee [Draft]
New Petitions
Meeting date: 21 January 2026
David Torrance
As you said, we are the sole surviving members of the committee from the start of the session. In light of the evidence, I propose that we close the petition under rule 15.7 of standing orders, on the basis that, although the Scottish Government considers that changing the legislation may be feasible, it lacks the evidence to assess whether mandating a single participation process across all local authorities is practical or desirable. The Scottish Government’s view is that it is for local government to consider whether further standards for public participation are required, beyond the provisions in the 2015 act. The open Government partnership is examining how developing a national strategy for public participation can be achieved, as part of the next open Government action plan for 2026-30.
