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CONCORDAT BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND THE SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE - page 3

DescriptionGuidance on relations with Whitehall
ISBN (Web Only)
Official Print Publication Date
Website Publication DateDecember 09, 1999

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Principal matters where change may impact on the social security reservation or on devolved matters

Note: this list is not exclusive or exhaustive; it represents areas of closest mutual interest at the time of drafting

Reserved Matters

General benefits policy (including the Social Fund and the Independent Living Fund) Child Support and Pensions

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (including subsidy arrangements)

Welfare Food Scheme

Devolved Matters

Exercise of the tax varying powers in s73 of the Scotland Act 1998

Housing (including the levels of rent )

Council Tax

Rent Officer Service

Local government organisation

Social Welfare and Social Work Services

National Health Service in Scotland

Education

Employment

Training and lifelong learning

Scots private law (eg the law of aliment, financial provision on divorce, bankruptcy, debt and debt recovery)

Scots criminal law

Planning

General

Information, including research information, data and other statistics where available, relevant to the business of DSS and the Scottish Executive

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