Second Report - Access to cash in Scotland

Select Committee
Scottish Affairs Committee HC 80 11 July 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 14 items (5 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 14 of 14 classified)
Accepted 1
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 8
Not Addressed 2
Rejected 2
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Recommendations

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8 Accepted in Part
Para 58
We welcome industry-led initiatives, such as LINK’s Financial Inclusion Programme, to provide free access to...
Recommendation
We welcome industry-led initiatives, such as LINK’s Financial Inclusion Programme, to provide free access to cash via free-to-use ATMs in the most rural and deprived areas of the UK. This is especially important in Scotland considering the physical and digital … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government did not commit to future legislation guaranteeing free access to cash but referred to legislation that allows HM Treasury to designate industry coordination bodies for FCA oversight, which could play a role in the future of cash provision.
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