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The special needs of victims and witnesses are addressed before they attend court to give evidence and, where necessary, pre-trial visits are arranged. Appropriate measures are also taken to ensure that witnesses can give evidence.
State Hospital (PE440) PE440 is in the name of Mr and Mrs Dave Crichton. Those members who visited Dundee will recall that we took evidence from Mrs Crichton in the course of our scrutiny of the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill.
John McAllion's letter was forwarded to the European Committee. During our last visit to Brussels, the committee raised the petition with the Commission, in the context of its continuing negotiations with the WTO.
As I mentioned, a leaflet for users and carers has gone out. Various visits have been made to day-care services and psychiatric institutions and there are public seminars this month.
It might well be that for most sectors, GB or UK-wide boards will continue to represent the best basis on which to operate. The bill will simply give the Scottish ministers the power to continue the current system or to have Scotland-only boards, depending on the outcome of the review.
Will Sarah Boyack comment on the proportion of the funding made available through SIPs that is used up in duplicating administration? Is that the best way of empowering communities? Does she not agree that the best way is to encourage existing local organisations rather than to set up new ones?
If the problem of kerb-crawlers was attended to, the prostitutes would have no clients. That would be the best solution. In some countries, notably in Sweden, kerb-crawlers receive punitive fines.