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Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025
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Part 3Staff and offices
Appointment of staff
11The Commissioner may, with the consent of the Parliamentary corporation as to numbers, appoint staff.
Staff terms and conditions
12Staff appointed by the Commissioner are appointed on such terms and conditions as the Commissioner, with the approval of the Parliamentary corporation, determines.
Staff pensions
13(1)The Commissioner may, with the approval of the Parliamentary corporation, pay or make arrangements for the payment of pensions, allowances and gratuities to, or in respect of, any individual who is or has been a member of staff of the Commissioner.
(2)Those arrangements may include—
(a)making payments towards the provision of those pensions, allowances and gratuities,
(b)providing and maintaining schemes for the payment of those pensions, allowances and gratuities.
(3)The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to pensions, allowances and gratuities includes pensions, allowances and gratuities by way of compensation for loss of office.
Authority to perform functions
14(1)The Commissioner may authorise any person to perform such of the Commissioner's functions (and to such extent) as the Commissioner determines.
(2)The giving of authority under sub-paragraph (1) does not—
(a)affect the Commissioner's responsibility for the performance of the functions,
(b)prevent the Commissioner from performing the functions.
Duty to comply with directions
15(1)The Commissioner must comply with any direction given to the Commissioner by the Parliamentary corporation in relation to—
(a)the location of the Commissioner’s office,
(b)the sharing of premises, staff, services or other resources with any other officeholder or any public body.
(2)A direction under this section may vary or revoke a previous direction.
(3)The Parliamentary corporation is to make any direction under this section publicly available.
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