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I absolutely recognise the vital role that the arts and culture play in our communities. Indeed, last week, I visited Dundee waterfront, where we see the transformational impact of the V&A.
In the recent community forums—the north one, which took place on 19 February, and the south one, which took place on 26 February—were any new areas of concern raised by the residents?
As per my entry in the register of members’ interests, I am a councillor at South Ayrshire Council and, until I resigned on 7 May, I was a part-time caseworker for Allan Dorans, the member of Parliament for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock.
However, there are ways around that. The visits in Parc prison, for example, were part of the normal visits in a prison visiting room alongside face-to-face visits, so they did not require any additional staff and were managed in the sa...
The Health and Social Care Standards were updated on 31 March 2022, following a public consultation, to include two new standards on visiting rights for care homes for adults.