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Consideration of the Bill has taken place under the constant shadow of the pandemic, meaning that, regrettably, no fact-finding visits in connection with the Bill could take place.
I have been impressed by the SPS’ efforts to manage the additional population safely, and it is reassuring to note that in all of our prison inspections, and return visit inspections in this reporting year, staff and prisoners regularly reported feeling safe.
This covers services delivered outside hospitals, such as district nursing, health visiting, home dialysis, GP out of hours services and prevention services, such as breast screening and health promotion1ISD Scotland. (2018, November 20).
The Committee undertook a fact-finding visit to Brussels in September 2018 and discussed their experience at engagement workshops hosted by the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Scotland’s Futures Forum.
The Policy Memorandum accompanying the Bill states that:
Low emission zones will help to protect human health; support the achievement of, and progress beyond, compliance with Scottish and European air quality legislative requirements, whilst contributing to improvements in road network operations and helping to tackle congestion (in tandem with other transport policies); encourage modal shift towards active travel and public transport; and support placemaking to improve town and city spaces in order to create attractive places to live, work and visit...
Other key planks of the reforms include further specialisation at the shrieval level, a new sheriff appeal court and a new judicial tier in the sheriff court involving summary sheriffs, who will use a new simple procedure, facilitating easier access to justice.
This year, the public appointments side will be particularly busy, because there are a number of new appointments relating to the new college structure.