Committee
Health and Sport Committee 09 February 2021
09 Feb 2021 · S5 · Health and Sport Committee
Item of business
Subordinate Legislation
Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) (Scotland) Order 2021 [Draft]
Yes, that is right. Some concerns were raised through the consultation, but it is important to remember that the order will formalise an arrangement that should already be in practice. It is not expected that it will result in any additional burdens on IJBs, which is one of the concerns that was raised. As I said, it formalises the process and ensures that IJBs form part of any emergency response and are integral to the process.
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The Convener
Lab
The seventh item on our agenda is consideration of more subordinate legislation—another draft affirmative instrument. I again welcome Mairi Gougeon, the Mini...
Mairi Gougeon
SNP
As was noted at your committee last year, “Health and social care partnerships are not designated as first or second responders in the Civil Contingencies ...
The Convener
Lab
I invite members to indicate in the chat box if they have a question. As the minister said, we considered the issue at our meeting on 17 June 2020 and wrote...
Mairi Gougeon
SNP
Yes, that is right. Some concerns were raised through the consultation, but it is important to remember that the order will formalise an arrangement that sho...
The Convener
Lab
There are no further questions, so we move to agenda item 8, which is the formal debate on the order. I invite the minister to move motion S5M-23920. Motion...
The Convener
Lab
That concludes consideration of the instrument. We will report to the Parliament accordingly. I thank the minister for her attendance.