苏格兰法律的变化将于4月生效 - 包括汽车税和生活工资的变化

当我们进入四月时，几项苏格兰法律将改变和/或生效，包括更改最低和生活工资金额，以及增加

Several Scottish laws will change or come into effect tomorrow, April 1.

明天，4月1日，几项苏格兰法律将改变或生效。

As we enter a new month, there will be changes to minimum and living wage amounts, and increases in car tax. The new Disclosure (Scotland) Act of 2020 is also set to come into effect this month, which aims to simplify the process for disclosing criminal history information.

当我们进入新的月份时，最低限度和生活工资金额将发生变化，并增加汽车税。 2020年的新披露（苏格兰）法案也将在本月生效，旨在简化披露犯罪历史信息的过程。

We've summarised some of the main changes for April, which you can expect to see in the coming weeks. Here are the biggest changes to Scottish law that will come into effect from Tuesday, April 1.

我们总结了4月的一些主要变化，您可以期望在接下来的几周内看到。这是苏格兰法律的最大变化，该法律将从4月1日星期二生效。

Increase of National Living Wage

国民生活工资的增加

From April, the National Living Wage will increase to £12.21 per hour for employees aged 21 and over.

从4月起，21岁及以上员工的国民生活工资将增加到每小时12.21英镑。

National Minimum Wage for those aged 18-20 will also increase from £8.60 to £10.00 per hour, and the minimum wage for those aged 16-17 and apprentices will increase from £6.40 to £7.55 per hour.

18-20岁年龄段的国家最低工资也将从每小时8.60英镑增加到10.00英镑，而年龄16-17岁的人的最低工资将从每小时6.40英镑增加到每小时7.55英镑。

Other changes to Scottish Employment Law

苏格兰就业法的其他更改

April will also see adjustments to statutory rates for family leave, sick pay, and redundancy pay, and the introduction of neonatal care leave and pay.

April还将看到对家庭假，病假和裁员工资的法定率的调整，以及引入新生儿护理假和薪水。

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will increases to £118.75 per week, and statutory Maternity Pay, Paternity Pay, Adoption Pay, Shared Parental Pay, and Parental Bereavement Pay will increase to £187.18 per week.

法定病假薪水（SSP）每周将增加到118.75英镑，法定产妇薪水，亲子薪酬，收养工资，共同的父母薪酬和父母丧亲薪水将增加到每周187.18英镑。

The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 also comes into effect on April 6. This will grant eligible parents in England, Scotland, and Wales up to 12 weeks of additional leave and pay when their new-born requires neonatal care.

《新生儿护理》（休假和薪水）2023年也将于4月6日生效。这将授予英格兰，苏格兰和威尔士的合格父母，最多12周的额外休假，并在新生出生的新生儿护理时付款。

Car Tax increases

汽车税增加

The new standard road tax rate, new taxes for electric vehicles (EVs), tax increases for low-emission vehicles and doubled first-year rates for high-polluting new cars will all come into effect from April 1.

新的标准道路税率，电动汽车的新税率（电动汽车），低排放车辆的税收增加以及高污染新车的第一年税率将从4月1日生效。

Road tax exemption for electric vehicles will also end from this date.

电动汽车的道路免税也将从此日期结束。

The new standard road fund licence fee is £0 for cars with no taxable emissions, £245 for cars with 1-75 g/km emissions, and £575 for cars with 76-150 g/km emissions. For cars with 151-175 g/km emissions, the fee is £1,155, and it's £2,345 for cars with 176-225 g/km emissions. For cars with over 255 g/km emissions, the fee is £2,745.

新的标准道路基金许可费为没有应税排放的汽车为0英镑，以1-75 g/km排放的汽车为245英镑，售价为76-150 g/km的汽车为575英镑。对于具有151-175 g/km排放的汽车，费用为1,155英镑，售价为176-225 g/km的汽车2,345英镑。对于超过255 g/km排放的汽车，费用为2,745英镑。

Fees will increase significantly, with most of the higher tiers seeing fees double from last year's rates.

费用将大大增加，大多数较高层的费用比去年的费率两倍。

Models emitting over 255 g/km of CO2 will face the highest increase of £2,745, which will impact some of the most popular vehicles on the road.

排放255 g/km的二氧化碳的型号将面临2,745英镑的最高增长，这将影响道路上一些最受欢迎的车辆。

The new Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020

《 2020年新披露（苏格兰）法》

The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 aims to simplify the process for disclosing criminal history while enhancing the government’s Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.

《 2020年苏格兰披露法》旨在简化披露犯罪历史的过程，同时加强政府保护弱势群体（PVG）计划。

It will come into effect on April 1, and from this date, anyone carrying out a regulated role with children or protected adults will be legally required to be a member of the PVG scheme.

它将于4月1日生效，从这个日期起，在法律上，任何与儿童或受保护成年人一起执行监管角色的人都必须成为PVG计划的成员。

Local authorities and Integration Joint Boards will also have new powers from April 1 to make referrals to Disclosure Scotland in specific circumstances, such as during child and adult protection investigations.

地方当局和集成联合委员会还将在4月1日起拥有新的权力，以在特定情况下（例如儿童和成人保护调查期间）转介苏格兰披露。

The Act will also introduce simplified disclosure products, aiming to give individuals more control over their information.

该法案还将引入简化的披露产品，旨在使个人更多地控制其信息。