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The Scottish Government is the bad guy. For want of a better expression. It was your expression. SDS is not necessarily the only one, but it had one particular programme that could have been done better, because of the way in which it was managed.
At the moment, we are losing the battle, because retailers are demanding that their producer groups bring in certain welfare or ecological standards, and then they take the credit and the money. There is an urgent need for that to be addressed.
It also provides that the court, taking account of the child’s age and maturity, shall, so far as practicable, give the child an opportunity to express views and shall have regard to any views the child expresses.