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I remind members that when we considered our work programme on 26 October, we agreed to write to the Scottish Government to clarify a number of questions on the instrument, and on 8 November we received a reply that clarifies the Scottish Government’s position.
However, no individuals were convicted of criminal charges. 26. The Lord Advocate brought charges against the company for culpable homicide, but there was doubt as to whether such a charge was competent.
The key findings from the Government analysis and the evidence from Prof Ludbrook included:
People in low income groups were more likely to drink nothing, very little or very heavily (i.e. their drinking pattern is fairly polarised)
23% of the lowest income decile do not drink so will not be affected by minimum pricing
57% drink at very low levels (averaging 4.9 units per week) so will be slightly affected by minimum pricing
Harmful drinkers in low income groups tend to drink more than harmful drinkers in higher income households and are more likely to be admitted to hospital or to die...
Policy objectives of the Bill Consumer Scotland 26. The Bill enables a key part of the Scottish Government’s ambition for a distinctive Scottish consumer policy.
First, we had to get the appropriate domain for our website and email. From the beginning, getting a “dot org” rather than “dot gov” domain was a really important issue.
We have made it clear that people will transfer to the new organisation without detriment under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.
The 2015-16 funding guide, which includes details of student support rates, became available on the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) website on 2 April 2015. The SAAS events team has distributed the guide at events since 26 March 2015.