Chamber and committees

The rules for the installation of a central heating system under the Central Heating Installation Programme, are the same throughout Scotland. Landlords in the social rented sector apply similar arrangements. A central heating system is installed to provide heat to the main living areas of the dwelling, such as the living room, the hall, the bathroom and the main bedroom or bedrooms, depending on the size of the household. If a householder lives in a larger property and wishes to extend the system to other parts of the house, they can pay to have the additional work carried out, subject to the agreement of Eaga Partnership and the installer.

The Scottish Executive commissions the Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland to undertake an annual exercise to determine the use being made of evictions for anti-social behaviour and Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs). The total number of ASBOs granted to date is 61 (nine in 1999 and 52 in 2000). Figures for the period 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2001 will be published by the Institute shortly.

The information requested is not held centrally.

Section 9 (2)(a) of the bill excludes commercial activities from access rights created under the bill. Commercial businesses currently access private land only with the express or implied consent of the owner. When the legislation comes into force there will be no change in the way in which existing or new businesses operate. Guidance on access for commercial activities, including when the express agreement of the landowner should be sought, will be set out in the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. The code will also provide guidance for landowners in respect of access to their land for commercial activities.

Part 1 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill provides rights of responsible access to land and inland water for recreation and passage. A person will be presumed to be exercising access rights responsibly if they do not interfere unreasonably with the rights of others. There is no reason why the responsible exercise of access rights at night should impact unreasonably on the lives of those who live and work in isolated situations. The bill does not distinguish, therefore, between daylight hours and the hours of darkness. However, when access outside daylight hours would create problems in a particular local situation, section 11(1)(d) of the bill provides that local authorities may, by order, restrict the responsible exercise of access rights over a particular area of land during the hours of darkness.

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A model disciplinary procedure is contained within the terms and conditions of service for teachers. It is for education authorities to develop procedures based on that model. Detailed compliance with the European Convention of Human Rights is a matter for individual authorities. The Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers has established a working group which is reviewing disciplinary and grievance procedures.

The information requested is not held centrally.A model grievance procedure is contained within the terms and conditions of service for teachers. It is the responsibility of individual education authorities to determine the composition of panels established to consider grievances against teachers under that model. Information on the composition of such panels is not held centrally. The Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers has established a working group to review disciplinary and grievance procedures.

A model disciplinary procedure is contained within the terms and conditions of service for teachers. It is for education authorities to develop detailed procedures based on that model. The Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers has established a working group which is reviewing disciplinary and grievance procedures.

It is the responsibility of individual education authorities, as responsible employers, to ensure that there are effective procedures in place to protect teachers from victimisation in the workplace.