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Because of the hiccups in the various projects, which we all experienced last year, the best thing that we can do is accept the situation and give a date by which we must receive the figures.
There is considerable variation around the country in what is required and how requirements can be met. Therefore, the best way of matching need and availability is through the voluntary sector and local authorities, which understand needs.
Had there been an issue that I wanted to raise today, I would not have been able to do it, even with rapid reading and the best will in the world. Nobody could be expected to go through the report thoroughly in just half an hour.
I assumed that we were in the chamber because we wanted to be televised asking the minister questions—if that is not happening, this is not the best place for us. The difficulty was that another committee had already said that a minister would be present, so it had first use of committee room 1, which at the moment is the only committee room from which meet...
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.