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The Executive have supplied the following revised answer (on 16 September 2009): With the exception of Strathclyde, Scottish Police Forces report no deaths in police custody in the last 10 years where the cause of death was established as epilepsy.
The Scottish Ambulance Service has confirmed that all traditional Accident and Emergency Units (AEUs) are rostered to be double crewed. However, in exceptional circumstances, such as short notice sickness absence, a single manned unit AEU may be deployed.
Information relative to the extension of the ScotRail franchise, except that which is considered exempt under Freedom of Information legislation, will be published on the Transport Scotland website in due course.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 April 2008
As local authorities have a general duty to deal with emergencies there is no automatic entitlement to special financial assistance. In exceptional circumstances, however, local authorities can apply under the Bellwin Scheme for additional revenue funding to assist with the immediate and unforeseen costs in dealing with the aftermath of emergency incidents....
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 December 2007
These provisions contain reforms to the system of bail.Section 2 provides that if someone is accused of a violent or sexual offence (ordrug trafficking) in solemn proceedings, and they have a similar solemn previousconviction, they may be granted bail only in exceptional circumstances.We have no other plansto change the bail system with regard to rape suspe...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 November 2007
In 2004, the formerScottish Executive issued guidance to local authorities on determining school capacitieswhich specifically addressed an exception to the duty to comply with placing requestsin certain circumstances.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 November 2007
In 2004, the formerScottish Executive issued guidance to local authorities on determining school capacitieswhich specifically addressed an exception to the duty to comply with placing requestsin certain circumstances.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 November 2007
My officials have asked the Commission to advise whetherthey can envisage any exceptional mechanism for approval of a one yearextension of agri-environment agreements expiring in 2007 and I await theCommission’s response.
The chronic conditions that entitlepatients to free NHS prescriptions are:Hypoparathyroidism.Hypoadrenalism (for which specificsubstitution therapy is essential).Diabetes insipidus and otherforms of hypopituitarism.Diabetes Mellitus (except wheretreatment is by diet alone).Myasthenia Gravis.Myxoedema (that is, Hypothyroidismrequiring thyroid hormone replace...
Will he set out how this year’s settlement compares with that of previous years? The best way to make a comparison is to look at the increase in the revenue resources under the Scottish Government’s control between 2013-14 and 2015-16, which was 1 per cent.