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Just over 100 local authorities in England and Wales have signed up to express an interest. I want to be clear that expressing an interest in using the SFS is their approach to assessing affordability.
During both written and oral evidence, many individuals and organisations who expressed their opposition to the Bill stated that there was a distinction between protest and peaceful prayer vigils.
Article 11 rights are closely related to the article 10 right of freedom of expression (as well as, in some contexts, article 9 rights relating to religion and belief).
Many of those that considered legislation necessary argued that non-legislative approaches don't support consistent approaches to transitions planning. Views were expressed that statutory duties would provide such consistency and allow the realisation of young people's rights.
More recent data from the Scottish Legal Aid Board similarly found that, in contact and residence cases where litigants received legal aid, 40% of cases took over 18 months.
Senior judges have expressed frustration with delays in family cases in the sheriff courts.