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It is unlike the pre-emptive community right to buy in part 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 but similar to the part 3 crofting right to buy and the new part 3A right to buy abandoned, neglected or detrimental land.
Police numbers are well supported in the country; the latest official statistics show that there were 16,427 police officers as of 30 June 2025, and there remains a healthy recruitment pipeline for police officers in Scotland.
If it is all down to the SNP, why, in the latest full month for which we have statistics, is A and E performance in Scotland 6.2 percentage points better than performance in Wales, where Labour is in government?
I welcome Dave Thompson’s engagement with the Raasay community in his capacity as the local MSP to hear views on the community buy-out of Raasay. We fully support community buy-outs.
The NPF was refreshed in 2011 to reflect lessons learned since 2007. The update included adding one new National Outcome and a range of new National Indicators to better track progress against the outcomes.
The NPF was refreshed in 2011 to reflect lessons learned since 2007. The update included adding one new National Outcome and a range of new National Indicators to better track progress against the outcomes.
I refer members to a paper by the clerk, which notes that the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the regulations at its meeting on 26 January 2021 and noted that they had not been laid within the required timescales.
The committee discussed the permanent secretary’s letter of 26 September and notes that legal expenditure of over £25,000 is routinely published on the Scottish Government’s website.