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A better flavour would be given if we mentioned the visits. Yes—paragraph 13 might be supplemented by a reference to the visits that the committee made.
I might even go as far as seeking the assistance of the local authority to create a new path if the exercise of access rights were interfering with conservation issues.For the few issues in which access could pose a threat to the conservation interest, Scottish Natural Heritage may use the powers provided under section 26 to advise people where access rights may threaten natural heritage—Historic Scotland may do so where cultural heritage is threatened.
We are in contact with the appropriate people to see whether it will be possible to arrange a suitable date for the committee to visit HMP Barlinnie. We thought that it would be preferable to visit the prison at the same time as Clive Fairweather's inspection team visits it.