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The consultation draft of Scotland''s Zero Waste Plan is clear that all parts of the public, voluntary & private sectors need to demonstrate best Zero Waste practice in areas such as waste prevention, re-use, recycling and sustainable procurement.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 September 2009
For some of our most vulnerable young people, learning in a community or third sector setting will be the best option when they reach their school leaving age.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 September 2009
In addition, an Expert Group on Infertility Services will shortly be set up and the group will consider how best to ensure equity of access across Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 September 2009
In most cases applications are made very close to the point of the offender''s death and at a time when they are in hospital under the care of a specialist consultant operating in the area of disease from which they are suffering. Specialist consultants are best placed to give a medical opinion on prognosis.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 August 2009
The plan will take account of the island''s inclusion in a site of special scientific interest with objectives which include delivering the best approach to conservation of native wildlife and habitats.
To ask the Scottish Executive what formal procedures, guidelines or best-practice models are in place for the Scottish Futures Trust’s work with (a) local authorities and (b) COSLA and where this information is available.
To support this, in March 2009 the Scottish Government and COSLA issued advice on Equality and Single Outcome Agreements “ Getting to Best Practice. This advice is intended to help community planning partners to consider how they may move beyond fulfilling their individual equalities obligations and toward jointly incorporating and reflecting equality in th...
The policy is based upon better use of the existing government estate and solutions that represent best value for money for the Scottish Government as a whole.
The key to prevention of absence and truancy lies in the focus of Curriculum for Excellence to provide a broad and relevant curriculum to all our learners, with flexible learning packages across schools, colleges and other placements which can build capacity across schools and local authorities to make provision for all pupils that best meet their needs and...