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That is why the recovery programme that is funded by the Scottish Government has seen the court backlog in summary cases fall by 37 per cent. We continue to invest £26 million in the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, which is confident that the summary backlog will be cleared by March 2024.
As noted in the evidence sessions section 3(2)(a) of the Bill sets out a duty on Scottish Ministers to have regard to Article 11 (so far as it concerns adequate food) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and a new Human Rights Bill will be introduced to Parliament during this (2021-26...
To further support local authorities, in 2017 an amendment was made to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, which allows schools to buy and hold spare adrenaline auto-injector (AAI) devices without the need for a prescription.
This has meant that there has been a steep decline in the buying power of our investment. As a result, it has been vital to ensure that we maximise the impact of capital expenditure in order to deliver against our strategic priorities.
Many residents living in these areas have poor or no internet, have limited or no IT knowledge, cannot participate in community council meetings, rarely buy local newspapers and rely on the post and a few neighbours for occasional updates.
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.
He mentioned the need for affordable houses to rent or buy locally. One of the issues of which he will be aware is the loss of homes to holiday and short-term lets.