The Scotsman

The key bills that affect Scotland

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Brexit: Bills to implement a Brexit deal, establish a new system of agricultur­e subsidies, take control of British fishing waters, cancel free movement of people and roll over existing trade deals the UK is part of through the EU.

Law and order: An Extraditio­n Bill to allow police to arrest someone wanted for a serious crime in a “trusted country” without a warrant, and putting those wanted for crimes in trusted countries on the same footing as people wanted for crimes in the UK. Separate legislatio­n will increase penalties for foreign criminals who return to the UK in breach of deportatio­n orders.

Tips: A new legal obligaton on employers to pass on all tips to hospitalit­y staff in a fair way.

Voter ID: Legislatio­n requiring voters to carry photo identifica­tion in order to vote in UK parliament­ary elections.

Aviation: Reforms to airline insolvency rules to protect passengers in the event that operators go bust, and new stop-and-search powers for police to tackle unlawful use of drones.

Broadband: Changes to building regulation­s and improved access rights for telecoms companies to allow the installati­on of gigabitcap­able network.

Windrush: Legislatio­n to create a compensati­on scheme for victims of the Windrush scandal.

Financial services: Implementi­ng the Basel standards for banking regulation and simplifyin­g the process for the sale of overseas investment funds in the UK.

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