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We will also continue to engage with UK Government on the financial implications for Scotland of any new spending announcements made for enforcement. 13.
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In its SPICe briefing on the Programme for Government (PfG) 2025-26, it was noted that “The PfG makes no reference to the National Performance Framework (NPF) or how the measures set out under each of the four priorities will contribute to the National Outcomes which underpin the NPF.”
Whether the behaviour or actions of persons who undertake this activity within a zone could be an offence would depend entirely on the facts and circumstances of each case, and the Scottish Government rightfully cannot interfere in how Police Scotland and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service discharge their duties9Scottish Government. (2024, March 26). Letter from the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health following her giving evidence on 19 March.
Scotland is already exceeding a lot of its targets for tree planting anyway: the latest figure is that Scotland produces about 70 per cent of the tree planting for the whole of the UK.
Dr David Shackles of the Royal College of GPsiiHealth and Sport Committee, Official Report, 18 February 2020, Col 23 spoke of initiatives where pharmacy technicians visited the homes of patients.
We are keen to understand more about the governance of community pharmacists visiting the homes of patients.
The RSE understands that the review of the TCA is very strictly about the TCA itself and how it is working and is therefore not an opportunity to raise new issues. Any new cooperation must occur outside of the TCA.