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The reason that I asked that is because when I asked Kelly McBride about that point, the group acknowledged that there was no one set of agreed definitions that could be used as best practice.
An issue that Members considered from the outset was whether and how to introduce safer drugs consumption rooms in Scotland. 25. Ahead of the 26 September joint meeting, a request was made to the Lord Advocate to provide an update on her consideration of a pilot for a safer drugs consumption facility in Glasgow. 26.
If Dr Gulhane will forgive me, and with due respect to the fact that the Labour Party does not like me to talk about Wales, I will not talk about Wales.
The independent Scottish Sentencing Council's guideline for sentencing young people took effect from 26 January 2022. The development of a sentencing guideline has 8 stages associated with it.
It is not so much about the scale, but it certainly is about stability and security of work and income, even for a freelancer or someone who is self-employed. That point is really important. I am sure that we will talk about fair work at some point.
Although the measures in the bill are welcome, their success will come down to the way in which advocates and judges put questions to children. The convener’s point about the need to monitor and encourage best practice was extremely well made.
It is about making sure that platforms exist for sharing best practice, and about looking at whether, based on that, there is a need to adjust guidance at some point in the future.
In a briefing on 7 March, the leadership of NHS Grampian informed MSPs that the health board was projecting a £68 million deficit in 2025-26. That was to be submitted to the cabinet secretary on 17 March, so he has known about the extent of the deficit for two months.