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The Committee would like to thank everyone who gave evidence to this inquiry but would particularly like to express its gratitude to the many individuals who took the time to share their experiences as victims and survivors of conversion practices.
Some councils and professional bodies also expressed some misgivings about whether councils were best equipped for this role.xe.g Argyll and Bute Council, written submission; IRRV, written submission
The proposal to give councils the power to waive the 70-day requirement in special circumstances was generally welcomed.
Stage 2 amendments by topic and the subsequent outcomeAmendmentOutcomeInformation and awareness about authorisation of transplantation and about pre-death proceduresAmendment 4 in the name of Jeremy Balfour MSP sought to require the Scottish Government to send information to people about opting-out at least every 2 years.Withdrawn - During the debate on the amendment, Members expressed concern that the amendment potentially limits the methods that can be used to raise awareness.
The United Nations Human Rights Committee, which monitors compliance with the ICCPR, has expressed concern on several occasions about countries which do not allow their prisoners to vote.
Andrew Tickell provided an extensive list of suggested changes to Section 1:
First, we have the list of prohibited behaviours, which are in five broad categories, including “expressing hatred of” groups or individuals on the basis of protected characteristics; “behaviour that is threatening”; “behaviour that is motivated” by hatred, which covers behaviour that in itself is not an expression of hatefulness or threatening; and offensiveness.
However the vast majority of stakeholders have so far expressed views somewhere in the middle [...]
most are saying that it would be helpful to have something in part 4 and 5 of the Act to encourage information sharing when it can be shared under existing data sharing law[...]
It contrasts with the Finance Act 1994 where the exemptions to APD are set out in primary legislation and also with regard to the approach taken with other devolved taxes, such as Land and Buildings Tax Transactions Tax (LBTT).
A range of respondents expressed concern that the same legislative approach as APD had not been adopted in this Bill.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 September 2015
Network Rail paid £9.88 million for the purchase of site, of which £5.928 million was allocated from the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvements Programme budget.