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Engender written submission.Engender also considers the statement in the EQIA that high-level equality principles should be embedded in the new agency's working cultures and values and taken forward as the delivery of the organisation takes shape, to be insufficient. It expressed the view that gender equality measures should be pursued at the earliest stag...
Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2019
Members also noted that the roadside screening devices were a single use device, and so could only be used once to test for the presence of drugs in a persons body before having to be disposed of. Concerns were expressed that the costs of the screening devices might make police officers reluctant to use them too frequently.
Tariffs and non-tariff barriers
Tariffs and non-tariff barriers are a particular concern for the inshore fleet. These concerns were expressed by a representative of the Scottish Creel Fisherman's Association in a recent article by Politico:
Hard borders would be a disaster for us.
The petitioners also stated that they repeatedly requested to make it mandatory for all mesh procedures and follow-up data to be recorded on a national database. They expressed their disappointment that these requests, which were supported by other representatives on the review, were ignored, and asked how accurate information on adverse events can be obtai...
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In its response, the Scottish Youth Parliament noted that of its 49 focus group participants, only 15 agreed that parental/guardian consent should be required. 23 participants disagreed and 7 were unsure. A range of views were expressed on whether the age of the child or young person should determine whether parental/guardian consultation should be...
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YouthLink Scotland expressed concerns that “any loss of investment due to leaving the EU would present extreme challenges across a [youth work] sector that is already struggling to sustain the minimum level of services and project management.”4Youth Link Scotland. (2018, January 12).
We ask the Scottish Government to work with providers of initial teacher training and Continuous Professional Development to augment training on the protected characteristics with specific training on children’s human rights to embed the Children’s Parliament’s message clearly that children’s human rights very much depend on our actions, our behaviours, our expressions of respect and our belief in the human dignity of every child.
Key arguments against an exemption were that -
tail docking causes distress and pain to a puppy
the tail is an essential form of communication and expression for dogs
it cannot be assumed that a puppy will become a working dog.