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I am glad to report that Police Scotland has welcomed more than 690 new officers since March and more than 1,280 new recruits since the beginning of 2023.
The fact that a Conservative MSP can shake his head at that makes me worried about Scottish conservatism, because it does not appear to be grounded in basic democracy. 10:30 Cabinet secretary, you wrote to the committee on 26 May. Part of your letter focused on the new protocol with Northern Ireland and the Republic...
The Committee notes that the Deputy First Minister indicated that he "would be happy to consider" a child rights and wellbeing impact assessment on the issue of armed forces visits to schools. The Committee recommends that the Scottish Government carries out a child rights and wellbeing assessment in relation to armed forces visits to schools to ensure that:
content provided across all visit types is appropriate for the agreed purpose of a visit and the age group of those participating; and
information resources are available which allow a balance of views, as called for in the petition, to be addressed.
Mental Health (Cross-border Visits) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft]
The Committee reports to the Parliament as follows-
The Mental Health (Cross-border Visits) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft] was laid before the Parliament on 15 May 2017 and referred to the Health and Sport Committee.
The difficulties are that the vessels are new ones for a yard that has been building up its workforce and is a relatively recently re-established business.