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Petition PE899, by Hazel Reid, calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the operation of the victim notification scheme to ensure that the victims of serious violent and sexual crimes are given the right to receive information about the release from prison of an offender who has committed a crime against them, regardless of the length of the sentence that was imposed.Before being formally lodged, the petition was hosted on the e-petitions site...
That will enable a proportionate response for the different mechanisms that need to be controlled.Another major change is that the directive allows requirements for some types of installations to be set out in general binding rules, which can be used instead of site-specific permit conditions. That is good news for everybody—for the environment, the industr...
Furthermore, how does that inform us of the likelihood of the risk crystallising into a future offence, and the nature of a future offence and its impact on victims?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to improve leadership and management in the civil service in line with the key areas for action identified in Taking Stock Review: Fit for the Future, published in December 2006. The Permanent Secretary has establisheda new Strategic Board whose responsibilities include oversight of actions to respondto...
Funding from 2008-09 onwards is indicative and depends on the outcomeof future Spending Reviews. 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Award (£) 0 59,000 0 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Award (£) 285,000 2,916,670 1,559,965 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Award (£)...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 January 2007
From the start of 2006 two reference groups– practitioners and patients/carers – and a steering group examined the best wayforward for the future of nursing in the community. The work of these groups wascomplemented and informed by a wide range of workshops which took place across thecountry in the first half of 2006.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 January 2007
Over the four years, averagehousehold bills were in total £211 lower than they would otherwise have been. Lookingto the future, these efficiency gains mean that customers will pay the lowest overallreasonable cost for the services they receive.Further details of the efficiencysavings can be sought from the Water Industry Commission and its Cost and performa...