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Good Food Nation Proposals for Legislation
Scottish Ministers remain committed to the concept and reality of Scotland as a Good Food Nation. A great deal of work is already happening now to make a real and positive difference to the lives of the people of Scotland: helping to improve their access to, and understanding of, the benefits of healthy local foods; ensuring sustainability of our wonderful food industry; and looking to grow Scotland’s reputation as a Good Food Nation from which other countries can learn. We... MoreClosed 18 April 2019 -
Timescales for adult carer support plans and young carer statements for carers of people who are terminally ill
The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 extends and enhances the rights of unpaid carers in Scotland by giving ALL carers the right to an adult carer support plan or young carer statement. These documents identify the outcomes that are important to the carer; their needs; and any support to be provided. The Act requires Scottish Ministers to set timescales for preparing adult carer support plans and young carer statements for carers of people who are terminally ill, with a life expectancy of up to 6... MoreClosed 12 April 2019 -
Inshore Fisheries Pilot: Inner Sound of Skye - A Consultation
The Scottish Government launched the Inshore Fisheries Pilots initiative in July 2017 with the aim of exploring alternative approaches to managing inshore fisheries. The initiative seeks to explore two approaches to fisheries management: a more localised approach where fishing interests are central to the development of fisheries management arrangements; and spatial separation of fishing operations, such as static (creeling) and mobile (trawling) within specified areas. ... MoreClosed 11 April 2019 -
Scotland’s Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-2024
Scotland’s climate is warming, the growing season is getting longer, and we are facing more extreme weather and rising sea levels. We need to adapt to these changes, reduce risks and take advantage of new opportunities to safeguard our future and bring wide-ranging benefits to everyone in Scotland. We will build on the significant achievements of the past decade by continuing to strengthen the resilience of our communities, society, economy and environment to the effects of climate change. MoreClosed 9 April 2019 -
Job Grant Consultation
The Scottish Government is consulting on its key eligibility criteria and format of the Job Grant, a new benefit which will be delivered by Social Security Scotland to support young people moving back into employment. The grant will be paid to 16-24 year olds (up to 26 years old for care leavers) who have been out of paid employment and who have been in receipt of a qualifying benefit specified by the Scottish Government. MoreClosed 9 April 2019 -
Defamation in Scots law
In December 2017 the Scottish Law Commission (“the Commission”) published their Report on Defamation which aimed to reform Scots law on defamation. This consultation seeks views on some recommendations made by the Commission in the following areas: The statutory threshold test of serious harm; Proceedings against secondary publishers; The defence of honest opinion; Offers to make amends; Malicious publications; and, Limitation and the multiple publication... MoreClosed 5 April 2019 -
Consultation on Scottish Charity Law
This consultation seeks views on potential improvements to the statutory charity regulation framework in Scotland, in light of proposals put forward by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). The proposals broadly focus on improvements to charity law that would increase transparency and accountability in order to maintain public trust and confidence in charities and OSCR. MoreClosed 1 April 2019 -
Improving Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and interventions for victims of domestic abuse
A multi-agency risk assessment is a regular, local meeting where information about domestic abuse victims at risk of the most serious levels of harm (including murder) is shared between representatives from a range of local agencies to inform a coordinated action plan to increase the safety of the victim and their children. MoreClosed 1 April 2019 -
Consultation on protective orders for people at risk of domestic abuse
The consultation seeks views on proposals to create new protective orders that could be used to keep people at risk of domestic abuse safe by banning perpetrators from their homes and on also seeks views on whether changes are needed to the current system of exclusion orders which allow a victim of domestic abuse to apply to suspend the right of their partner to live in the family home. In contrast with existing civil measures such as Non-Harassment Orders and Exclusion Orders, the... MoreClosed 29 March 2019 -
Transforming Parole in Scotland
The aim of this consultation is to seek your views on further reforms we are considering making to our justice system to improve the experience of victims in the parole process, increase openness and transparency of the Parole Board for Scotland and ensure the independence of the Parole Board is maintained. MoreClosed 27 March 2019 -
Complaints Handling, Investigations and Misconduct Issues in relation to Policing: Independent Review
Dame Elish Angiolini’s Independent Review has been established to look at all aspects of police complaints handling, investigations and misconduct. This Call for Evidence is being issued to the public to help inform that Independent Review. Evidence is welcomed from all individuals or organisations with relevant experience, knowledge and views. Responses are requested by 13th March 2019. Role of the Review On 19th June 2018 the then Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Michael... MoreClosed 13 March 2019 -
Consultation on Prisoner Voting
This is the Scottish Government’s consultation on Prisoner Voting. It sets out the Scottish Government’s proposal for ensuring compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights on the matter of prisoners voting. The proposal relates to Scottish Parliament and local government elections. The consultation sets out the background to the issue and seeks views on a proposal to allow only those prisoners sentenced to short sentences to vote. The Scottish Government’s view is that... MoreClosed 8 March 2019 -
Amendments to Scottish Road Works Regulations 2018
Minor amendments are need to both the Road Works (Qualifications of Operative and Supervisors (Scotland) Regulations 2017 and the Scottish Road Works Register (Prescribed Fees) Regulations 2017. This consultation seeks views on both proposed amendments. MoreClosed 8 March 2019 -
Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011: Consultation on the revised Model Records Management Plan
The Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 requires named Scottish public authorities to produce and submit a records management plan (“RMP”), setting out proper arrangements for the management of an authority’s public records, to the Keeper of the Records of Scotland (“the Keeper”) for his agreement under section 1 of the Act. To assist authorities in this process, the Keeper is required to publish a model RMP (“Model Plan”) that has been produced in consultation with stakeholders.... MoreClosed 7 March 2019 -
Consultation on Scottish Hate Crime Legislation
Consulting on Lord Bracadale's recommendations as per his review of Hate Crime Legislation in Scotland. The consultation asks questions on our approach to consolidating all Scottish Hate Crime legislation and expanding the statutory aggravations. During the consultation we will be running a series of public events across Scotland to allow individuals and communities to come along to share their views and inform what is included in the new hate crime legislation. The events are... MoreClosed 24 February 2019 -
A consultation on the draft National Action Plan on Neurological Conditions (2019-2024)
The draft National Action Plan on Neurological Conditions sets out the vision of improving diagnosis, treatment and care of people with neurological conditions in Scotland, and describes our commitments to achieve this vision. This consultation invites people living with neurological conditions, carers, those who provide neurological services and wider health and social care organisations to consider and respond to the commitments made in the draft plan. MoreClosed 8 February 2019 -
Mesothelioma Quality Performance Indicators Consultation
Under the auspices of the Scottish Cancer Taskforce, National Cancer Quality Performance Indicators (QPIs) were developed to drive continuous quality improvement in cancer care across NHSScotland. In order to ensure success of the National Cancer QPIs in driving quality improvement it is critical that QPIs are clinically relevant and focus on areas which will result in improvements to the quality of patient care. MoreClosed 8 February 2019 -
Clinical Pathways and Guidance for Healthcare Professionals Working to Support Adults who Present Having Experienced Rape or Sexual Assault in Scotland
The consultation is seeking views from people with lived experience and professionals, on the clinical pathways and guidance for healthcare professionals working to support adults who present having experienced rape or sexual assault in Scotland. It outlines: processes for supporting the immediate health and wellbeing of individuals. processes for initiating recovery using trauma informed practice. guidance on how to assess and manage clinical risk, ongoing safety and... MoreClosed 4 February 2019 -
Success Fee Agreements in Scotland
'Success fees' are the fees charged by a solicitor or claims management company for acting for an individual in civil cases, often known as 'no-win, no-fee' cases. The Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 ('the Act') introduces caps on the percentages that the service providers can charge. The Act gives the Scottish Minsters power to set the caps. The first part of the consultation is about what levels those caps should be set. One type of 'no-win,... MoreClosed 31 January 2019 -
Consultation on Review of Scottish Government’s suite of Good Practice Principles for Renewable Energy Developments
The Scottish Government has a suite of Good Practice Principles as follows: Community Benefits from Onshore Renewable Energy Developments . Shared Ownership of Onshore Renewable Energy Developments . Community Benefits from Offshore Renewable Energy Developments . These documents have been widely adopted across the renewables industry, providing a practical guide for stakeholders to use. MoreClosed 31 January 2019 -
Motorsports On Closed Public Roads
Scotland has a long and proud tradition in the world of motorsports and the Scottish Government recognise the need to balance the potential for economic benefit and public enjoyment from such events with a high degree of safety, both for spectators and road users. Local authorities currently have the power to authorise a road closure for sporting and leisure events on public roads under the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 (RTRA). This does not currently extend to the closure of public... MoreClosed 28 January 2019 -
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Bill: Consultation
The Scottish Government has made a commitment to strengthen the existing legislative framework for the protection of women and girls from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a form of gender based violence. This consultation seeks views on this, and also seeks views on additional provisions including anonymity for victims of FGM; creation of an offence of failure to protect from FGM; and creation of a duty to notify Police of FGM. It also seeks views on prevalence of vaginal elongation and... MoreClosed 18 January 2019 -
Transportation Noise Action Plan
The Environmental Noise Directive (END) was adopted in 2004 and requires member states to bring about measures which are intended to avoid, prevent or reduce, on a prioritised area basis, the harmful effects, including annoyance due to the exposure to environmental noise. The Directive was transposed through the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006. This consultation applies to Scotland only and seeks the views of those individuals and / or organisations that hold an... MoreClosed 16 January 2019 -
Reducing health harms of foods high in fat, sugar or salt
Too many of us in Scotland have a poor diet and an unhealthy weight, which can have a negative impact on our health and wellbeing. This is in part because we generally consume too many calories and too much fat, sugar and salt. In seeking to reduce population-level intakes of calories, fat, saturated fat, free sugar and salt, we are seeking views on restricting the promotion and marketing of food and drink high in fat, sugar or salt with little or no beneficial nutritional value where... MoreClosed 9 January 2019 -
The future of civil partnership in Scotland
The consultation sets out two options for the future of civil partnership in Scotland. The first involves closure of civil partnership to new relationships from a specific date in the future. The second involves making civil partnership available to opposite sex couples. MoreClosed 21 December 2018 -
A consultation on the Scottish Government's preferred policy position on unconventional oil and gas (UOG), the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Environmental Report, and partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA)
The Scottish Government is currently finalising its policy position on the development of unconventional oil and gas in Scotland. As part of that process we are inviting views on the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and partial Business, Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) of our preferred policy position, that the Scottish Government does not support the development of unconventional oil and gas in Scotland. These assessments are necessary before the policy position... MoreClosed 18 December 2018 -
Policing during miners' strike: independent review
This is a general call for evidence on the impact of policing on affected communities in Scotland during the period of the miners’ strike from March 1984 to March 1985. Evidence is sought from affected individuals and representative groups. The evidence gathered in this exercise will help inform the report and any recommendations made by the Independent Review to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf MSP. Responses are requested by Friday 30 November 2018. Please make... MoreClosed 12 December 2018 -
Consultation on The Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019
Section 67 of The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 inserts a new section 26A into the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 in relation to continuing care. Continuing care is defined in new section 26A(4) of the 1995 Act as meaning the same accommodation and other assistance as was being provided for the eligible person by the local authority, immediately before the person ceased to be looked after. Continuing care reflects the philosophy of care set out in the Scottish... MoreClosed 12 December 2018 -
Consultation on Young Carer Grant Regulations
The Scottish Government is consulting on the development of the policy and regulations for the Young Carer Grant, a new benefit which will be delivered by Social Security Scotland. The grant will provide a £300 one-off payment, which can be applied for annually for young carers aged 16-17 (and 18 if still at school) with significant caring responsibilities. The Young Carer Grant aims to provide some financial support during a key transition period in young carers’ lives to help improve... MoreClosed 10 December 2018 -
Consultation on the use of narrow trenching in Scotland's roads
This consultation seeks opinion on a proposed revision to the code which is made under Section 130 of the New Road and Street Works Act 1991(“NRSWA”). The Scottish Government believe a revision to the code is now necessary to take into account the increasing use of narrow trenching as a method of installing new apparatus – particularly broadband apparatus throughout Scotland. MoreClosed 7 December 2018
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