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There was a desire for change, including scheduling appointments, receiving results and generally corresponding with medical professionals by email; with an option to conduct appointments via video.
Frustration was also expressed with the necessity to repeat medical history/conditions many times to each health professional involved (GPs, different consultan...
The Policy Memorandum states that the Bill's two main objectives are therefore:
to clarify and improve the accessibility of the current common law; and
to strike a more appropriate balance between freedom of expression and individual reputation.
In particular, we will stress the value of having as close a trading relationship with the EU as possible.
The First Minister expressed her concerns at the prospect of the UK diverging from EU standards and, as a result, losing access to the single market.
The views and questions received were incorporated into the Committee’s scrutiny process.
The Committee expresses its thanks to all those who shared their views and experiences.
A number of submissions, such as those from Clackmannanshire Community Justice Partnership, East Dunbartonshire Criminal Justice, the Prison Reform Trust and others expressed support for the proposal to extend the presumption to sentences of 12 months or less.
Caregivers of children with disabilities were also more likely to believe that they needed to use physical punishment than caregivers of children without disabilities.CYPC, written submission
He added that children with additional communications needs “are at a heightened risk of assault…and have less ability to express themselves or to seek justice if the...
These are set out in the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018. One of the main expressions of these principles is the Charter on Scottish Social Security,1Social Security Scotland. (2019, January).
Use of prior statements
Evidence from the Faculty of Advocates, Glasgow Bar Association and Sheriffs’ Association expressed concern that the drafting of section 2(4) of the Bill, which provides that a prior statement could be used as “all of the child witness’s evidence”, could preclude the opportunity for cross-examination.
The paper does not present an analysis of this consultation but rather uses the views expressed to inform our understanding of what data might be useful.