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I understood that point, but are you saying that, with the new offences incorporated into Scots law through our signing up to the international criminal court, we could use the new offences but still prosecute those under 18?
The process has been very pressured and has run from some point late on a Monday afternoon to—at the very latest—a Wednesday morning. That has resulted in the suggestion that we should establish a longer period of notice.The paper recommends that we accept the Presiding Officer's suggestion of a three-day period of notice.
From 2006-07, a new fee regime will begin to emerge in the rest of the United Kingdom with the introduction of variable fees, which will allow institutions to charge fees up to the cap of £3,000.
The excellence fund alone will provide more than £400,000 over three years to support new initiatives, employ new teachers, promote inclusion and raise standards.