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They are necessary to anticipate the new regulatory responsibilities for conveyancing and executry practitioners that the Law Society of Scotland will acquire.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 January 2007
Let us not put a ceiling on numbers. If we want to get 60 or 70 per cent of people— With respect, I am not asking you to be prescriptive; I am asking you to gaze into the crystal ball and give me a picture of what levels of participation we might expect in the new order if we go in that direction.
Strathclyde fire and rescue says that, although it gets each new employee to sign that undertaking, should the employee attempt to mislead it, that can lead to uncertain territory.
The member who Mr McCabe has had discussions with had to ask to be on three or four committees before getting the one that he wanted, whereas the two members who did not ask for anything did not get the ones that they wanted.
Those cattle were not being decapitated to find out whether they definitely had BSE, so people could get away with it but, with the new cattle, existence of the disease will be proven.
In the initial consultation exercise for the bill people in my area were on the phone to me saying, "It is two weeks into the inquiry. We can't get a copy of the bill." If we cannot get copies of the report, history will repeat itself.