8th Report, 2005 (Session 2)

CONTENTS

VOLUME 2

ANNEXE A – REPORT FROM THE SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

ANNEXE B – REPORT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

ANNEXE C – EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES OF JUSTICE 1 COMMITTEE

ANNEXE D – ORAL EVIDENCE AND ASSOCIATED WRITTEN EVIDENCE

8th Meeting, 2005 (Session 2), 16 March 2005

Oral Evidence

Scottish Executive Bill Team (see also oral and associated written evidence for 18th Meeting, 1 June 2005 and 19th Meeting, 8 June 2005)

14th Meeting, 2005 (Session 2), 11 May 2005

Written Evidence

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Roman Catholic Church
Salvation Army Scotland
CARE for Scotland
Scottish Inter-Faith Council
Scottish Council of Jewish Communities
Family Mediation Scotland
Equality Network

Oral Evidence

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Roman Catholic Church
Salvation Army Scotland
United Reformed Church
CARE for Scotland
Scottish Inter-Faith Council
Scottish Council of Jewish Communities
Family Mediation Scotland
Equality Network

Supplementary written evidence

Scottish Inter-Faith Council
Scottish Council of Jewish Communities

15th Meeting, 2005 (Session 2), 18 May 2005

Written Evidence

Children in Scotland
Children 1st
Families Need Fathers
Grandparents Apart Self-Help Group Scotland
Stepfamily Scotland
Scottish Women’s Aid

Oral Evidence

Children in Scotland
Children 1st
Families Need Fathers
Grandparents Apart Self-Help Group Scotland
Stepfamily Scotland
Scottish Women’s Aid

Supplementary written evidence

Grandparents Apart Self-Help Group, Bathgate
Stepfamily Scotland
Scottish Women’s Aid

16th Meeting, 2005 (Session 2), 25 May 2005 (video conference)

Oral Evidence

Australian Parliament House of Representatives Standing
Committee on Family and Human Services

17th Meeting, 2005 (Session 2), 25 May 2005

Written Evidence

Professor Eric Clive, School of Law, University of Edinburgh
Professor Paul Beaumont, School of Law, University of Aberdeen
The Law Society of Scotland

Oral Evidence

Professor Eric Clive, School of Law, University of Edinburgh
Professor Paul Beaumont, School of Law, University of Aberdeen
The Law Society of Scotland

Supplementary Written Evidence

The Law Society of Scotland

18th Meeting, 2005 (Session 2), 1 June 2005

Written Evidence

Gary Strachan
Alan Finlayson OBE, Child Law Consultant
Scottish Executive

Oral Evidence

Gary Strachan
Alan Finlayson OBE, Child Law Consultant
Scottish Executive (see also oral evidence for 8th Meeting, 16 March 2005 and 19th Meeting, 8 June 2005)

Supplementary Written Evidence

Alan Finlayson OBE, Child Law Consultant
Scottish Executive [1]
Scottish Executive [2]
Scottish Executive [3]

19th Meeting, 2005 (Session 2), 8 June 2005

Oral Evidence

Scottish Executive (see also oral and associated written evidence for 8th Meeting, 16 March 2005 and 18th Meeting, 1 June 2005)

NB: other written evidence received is available on the Parliament’s website, at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/justice1/inquiries/familyLaw/j105-flb-evid-00.htm

Remit and membership

Remit:

The remit of the Subordinate Legislation Committee is to consider and report on-

(a) any-

(i) subordinate legislation laid before the Parliament;

(ii) Scottish Statutory Instrument not laid before the Parliament but classified as general according to its subject matter,

and, in particular, to determine whether the attention of the Parliament should be drawn to any of the matters mentioned in Rule 10.3.1;

(b) proposed powers to make subordinate legislation in particular Bills or other proposed legislation;

(c) general questions relating to powers to make subordinate legislation; and

(d) whether any proposed delegated powers in particular Bills or other legislation should be expressed as a power to make subordinate legislation.

(Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament, Rule 6.11)

Membership:

Dr Sylvia Jackson (Convener)
Mr Adam Ingram
Gordon Jackson (Deputy Convener)
Mr Stewart Maxwell
Christine May
Mike Pringle
Murray Tosh

Committee Clerking Team:

Clerk to the Committee
Ruth Cooper

Assistant Clerk
Bruce Adamson

Support Manager
Catherine Fergusson