Craig Paton
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Swinney ‘misrepresenting’ Burnham pension reform impact, says Marra - AOL (opens the original)
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John Swinney has been accused of “misrepresenting” the impact of the Prime Minister’s pension reform. This week, Andy Burnham announced plans to end the triple lock on pensions by 2030 in order to pay for a national care service in England. On Thursday, John Swinney claimed the move would would see pensions increase by £4 billion less in Scotland by 2050, with Scots receiving “no enhancement”. The figure takes into account Scotland’s aging population, the Government said, though it will not be a
Swinney âmisrepresentingâ Burnham pension reform impact, says Marra (opens the original)
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John Swinney has been accused of âmisrepresentingâ the impact of the Prime Ministerâs pension reform. This week, Andy Burnham announced plans to end the triple lock on pensions by 2030 in order to pay for a national care service in England. On Thursday, John Swinney claimed the move would would see pensions increase by £4 billion less in Scotland by 2050, with Scots receiving âno enhancementâ. The figure takes into account Scotlandâs aging population, the Government said, though it
Burnhamâs pension changes âcompletely unacceptableâ, says Swinney (opens the original)
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Changes to the pension triple lock proposed by the Prime Minister are âcompletely unacceptableâ, Scotlandâs First Minister has said. Andy Burnham announced plans to change how pensions are increased during his speech at the Labour conference this week, with payments currently rising by the rate of inflation, earnings or 2.5% â whichever is highest. From 2030, under the plans, the automatic link with average earnings would be scrapped, with pensions to increase by either 2.5% or the rate
Burnham’s pension changes ‘completely unacceptable’, says Swinney - AOL (opens the original)
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Changes to the pension triple lock proposed by the Prime Minister are “completely unacceptable”, Scotland’s First Minister has said. Andy Burnham announced plans to change how pensions are increased during his speech at the Labour conference this week, with payments currently rising by the rate of inflation, earnings or 2.5% – whichever is highest. From 2030, under the plans, the automatic link with average earnings would be scrapped, with pensions to increase by either 2.5% or the rate of infla
ScotGov told: 'Legislate for use of live facial recognition tools' (opens the original)
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The Scottish Government should introduce legislation to control the use of live facial recognition (LFR) tools, the country’s biometrics commissioner has said. Police Scotland does not yet have access to the technology, though it is being used north of the border by agencies such as the British Transport Police. In his annual report, Dr Brian Plastow urged the Government to table a Bill at Holyrood to govern its use. Dr Brian Plastow urged the Government to table a Bill at Holyrood to govern its
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