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They think that such visits can be a cheap cop-out. The closure of some day centres is much resented because many carers feel that those for whom they care are safer in a day centre and have greater ease of mind than if they are with a stranger.Will you comment on the difference in the situations and whether some local authorities might use the proposal as a loophole through which to make cheap arrangements instead of the proper arrangements?
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Date answered:
28 January 2005
The remaining 3% were not visited because they no longer offer overnight residential care, have closed, or have had some other change in status which means they did not require a visit.
In considering the proposal for a protection from abuse bill, the committee should be mindful that it would create a new remedy and therefore new candidates for legal aid.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any Ministers have visited or intend to visit the Millennium Dome as part of their official duties and, if so, what lessons they learned or hope to learn from such a visit.
First, section 26(6) of the 1997 act will include within the meaning of "development" fish farms in coastal and transitional waters, as defined in the bill.
Scottish ParliamentLocal Government CommitteeTuesday 26 June 2001(Afternoon) Scottish ParliamentLocal Government CommitteeTuesday 26 June 2001(Afternoon) The Convener opened the meeting at 14:00Items in Private Items in Private Welcome to the final meeting of the Local Government Committee before the recess.