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The issue of how pricing around the UK was monitored and shared was at best unclear to us, meaning it is hard to see how Scotland can be comparing the price paid and the arrangements on which these are based to achieve best value.
At the time the SPCB agreed the visit but due to the proposed timing the visit fell through and Ms Wishart is now looking to re-arrange the visit and is reapplying to the SPCB. 6.
There is a serious democratic deficit, with planning decisions often overriding local objections; local consultations and engagement are tokenistic at best; and too many residents learn of new projects only when the approval process is already well advanced.
These provisions are contained in proposed new sections 8H and 8I of the 2004 Act (inserted by section 7 of the Bill), new section 8P (inserted by section 8), and new sections 8R and 8S (inserted by section 9).
In 2025, we were concerned to still be hearing calls for better data collection from stakeholders and called on the Scottish Government to "...lead relevant organisations in the development of a consistent standard of data collection, which would allow for comparative analysis and the efficient dissemination of best practice."iLetter to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing on building safety - 26 September 2025
On retrofitting, the interplay between the heating homes and damp and mould was raised again in evidence sessions.
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.citizensassembly.scot/main-report" target="_blank">https://www.citizensassembly.scot/main-report</a> [accessed 19 March 2021]
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