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Refugees have the right to work and therefore contribute to the Scottish economy but felt voiceless as they can’t express themselves through the voting system.
The Committee asks the Scottish Government how the 2020/21 budget will take the loss of funds from the EMFF into account what funds will be directed to replace the gap in EU funding in 2020/21 and in the coming years.
The Committee also previously expressed concern that Marine Scotland may be faced with the considerable task of developing and implementing a...
The Scottish Government has also expressed concern at the impact the end of free movement could have on the seafood processing sector, highlighting the dependence of many Scottish processors on workers from other EEA countries4Scottish Government. (2018, January 4).
In their evidence to the Committee, Dr Hannah Graham (University of Glasgow) and Professor Fergus McNeill (University of Stirling) also expressed reservations about short sentences, arguing that using these for sentences that were not serious was "short-sighted and costly". 5Dr Graham and Professor McNeill. (2019).
It is not a diagnosis, and although it is associated with certain conditions and syndromes, it is not innate to the individual, but rather an expression of their unmet need.
(p. 46)Challenging behaviour was reported as being a frequent reason for service breakdown, hospitalisation and/or out-of-area placements.
The Committee received a written submission from the petitioner welcoming the Order, but expressing disappointment that it does not extend to registered social landlords and their subsidiaries providing factoring services to private home owners.
The 2017-18 audit of the SPA indicated that the 10-year financial plan forecasts that the SPA will move back into an annual deficit position after 2020-21 without significant transformation and delivery of efficiencies.1Audit Scotland. (2018). 2017-18 audit of the Scottish Police Authority, page 6, para 10.
The Auditor General expressed a concern about the...
Young Friends of the Earth Scotland expressed disappointment at the linear approach across targets and called for more action in the near-term.iEnvironment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, Official Report, 20 November 2018, Col 14 SCCS suggestedviiiWritten Submission.
The report of the work-stream on pre-recorded further evidence set out a vision which, if implemented in full, “should eventually lead to no child or vulnerable adult witness having to wait until trial to give their evidence in solemn proceedings, or attend court to give evidence at trial unless they choose to do so”. However, the report expressed support f...