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First, I want to address the central point of the bill—the creation of the new commission. That members throughout the chamber view the new commission as a positive additional safeguard is to be welcomed.
We also have competent and capable people within our legislative and police networks. Just yesterday we appointed a new Lord President and a new Lord Justice Clerk.
Section 1 of the bill will introduce a number of new sections in the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 relating to the new order for lifelong restriction and the associated risk assessment provisions.
—Official Report, Education Committee, 26 May 2004; c 1469-70. At that point, the minister showed his willingness to learn from the pilot scheme and to legislate if that turned out to be necessary.
Perhaps not unexpectedly, I am not trained in non-violent direct action, but that does not mean that I am not concerned about the problems of the third world or Africa. I have visited Africa under my own steam on several occasions in recent years and seen at first hand the poverty.