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The Policy Memorandum notes that in a survey conducted by Under Age Sales, only 26% of retailers who had experienced abuse when asking for proof of identity stated that they reported these incidents to the police.iPolicy Memorandum
Several reasons were suggested for this lack of reporting, including:
a lack of support from employers;
a perception that nothi...
Proposals to improve adherence
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) saidiLetter from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry on Supply and Demand for Medicines following 21 January 2020 meeting, 26 February 2020 the NHS could learn from the support provided to patients during trials of medicines on how to take them w...
ivLetter from Rose Marie Parr, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer on Supply and Demand for Medicines, 26 February 2020 However, representations from pharmaceutical companies and others highlighted the VPAS scheme and rebates returned £258m to the NHS in Scotland in the last five years.
Gail Caldwell, Director of Pharmacy, NHS Greater Glasgow and ClydeiiHealth and Sport Committee, Official Report, 4 February 2020, Col 26 told us medicines represented 17% of board expenditure in Scotland.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the principle regulations”) were laid and came into force on 26 March and were approved by the Parliament on 1 April.
Consideration by the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
The Committee considered the regulations at its meeting on 26 May 2020 and took evidence from Mairi Gougeon, Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment.
The Principal Regulations came into force on 26 March 2020.
The Policy Note states that the Regulations under consideration at this meeting would amend the Principal Regulations in five areas as follows—
To strengthen measures relating to social distancing in business premises by giving enforcement powers to police and local authorities so that “where a bus...
It should be noted that the Scottish Law Commission published a Discussion Paper on Cohabitation on 26 February and is currently reviewing the cohabitation provisions under the 2006 Act.
Institute for Government: Agreeing a future EU–UK deal is not the biggest of the EU’s Brexit headaches.
26 February 2020. The UK in a Changing Europe: The EU’s mandate for the Future Partnership.
Annex A: Extract from minutes
15th Meeting, 2019 (Session 5), Thursday 26 September 2019
Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill (in private): The Committee agreed its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.