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| Open Consultations | Date Closes |
|---|---|
| Independent Review of Financial Support for Students in Scotland | 31 Aug 2017 |
| The Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 | 1 Sep 2017 |
| Scottish 4G infill programme consultation: Request for information | 3 Sep 2017 |
| Administrative Boundary Review at Cardowan | 6 Sep 2017 |
| The Socio Economic Duty | 12 Sep 2017 |
| See All Open Consultations | |
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
We asked for your views on the draft Registration of Independent Schools (Prescribed Person) (Scotland) Regulations 2017.
Thirteen responses were received, which were generally supportive of the Government's proposals.
All consultation responses have been published, along with a brief summary of key points raised. The Scottish Government have taken into account consultees' views and no changes have been made to these regulations. The regulations will be laid as drafted in the Scottish Parliament on 30th May 2017.
We asked you to give us your views about the draft guidance on supporting children and young people with healthcare needs in schools in Scotland.
81 responses were received, giving us detailed feedback on all sections of the guidance document.
We have now published those consultation responses and an analysis report covering the key points raised. We will now consider the content of all responses received, and liaise further with key stakeholders, to ensure the finalised guidance meets the needs of those responsible for delivering healthcare services in schools.
For your views on a single set of operational draft rules to apply across all jurisdictions in an expanded Housing and Property Chamber - from December 2017. This is intended to streamline existing procedures and provide consistency of approach. We also asked for views on the provision of publicly-funded legal assistance in certain circumstances
There was broad support for the draft 2017 regulations but mixed views on the types of cases that should receive publicly-funded legal assistance. However the majority of respondents agreed with some form of public-funded legal assistance being available across the range of tenancy-related applications where a tenant is at risk of repossession or a landlord or agent lose their livelihood.
The responses helped us to revise the 2017 draft regulations to deliver benefits of specialism, consistency, and improved access to justice for both tenants and landlords in the private rented sector. Similarly, we will take account the views on publicly–funded legal assistance in forming future policy on legal representation in the Housing Property Chamber.