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There are now no high-security places for women in the state hospital. Have we had to transfer women to high-security facilities in England, or have medium secure units been sufficient?
Passengers who use the service have come to the conclusion that transferring responsibility away from SPT would be a very good— I think that you have asked your question, Mr McNeil.
Autistic people are nine times more likely to die by suicide, but the prevalence of communication disorders in the general population is only 5 to 10 per cent.
In her evidence to the Committee, Dr Graham said that HMIPS prison monitoring standard 9.7 specifically looks at alcohol services – everyone who is dependent on drugs and/or alcohol receives treatment equitable to that available in the community, and is supported with their wellbeing throughout their stay in prison, on transfer and on releaseviHM Inspectora...
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19 December 2025
A Scottish Government official further explained that the group was seeking to identify an appropriate mechanism by which the grazing right can, as a default, be attached to the owner-occupied croft when it is transferred. The Minister told members that “we hope and think that we will alleviate most of the legal concerns that have been expressed” via amend...
There was widespread agreement with support for skills, knowledge transfer and innovation. It was argued that current support is insufficient and there are gaps in delivery and improvements to certain areas were identified.
Response from the Rt Hon Chris Philp MP Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire, 20 June 2023
Thank you for your letter of 8 June 2023 to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Justice on behalf of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. Your letter was transferred to the Home Office on 12 June and I am replying as the M...
The Scottish Government must leave open the option of of responsibility for local authority-run ferry services being transferred to Transport Scotland, as established in the Ferries Plan.