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iiiRedress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill, Schedule 1
In their evidence to the Committee, some victims/survivors expressed anxiety that the panel would not have sufficient understanding of abuse from a victims'/survivors' perspective, whilst others wanted to ensure power imbalances between the panel and applicants would be mi...
Committee reports
Date published:
22 September 2020
Duty to “have regard to” the principles (s10(1) and 11(1))
The duty to have regard to the environmental principles was raised in evidence by a number of stakeholders. Many expressed concerns that ‘to have regard to’ was too weak a requirement and would not sufficiently ensure that the environmental principles were at the heart of the decision-making proces...
The UK Association of Animal Lawyers Scottish Steering Group note that including an express provision for the police to check a dog's microchip to establish its owner may be useful.
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Bills/Agriculture%20(Retained%20EU%20Law%20and%20Data)%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill59PMS052019.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Bills/Agriculture%20(Retained%20EU%20Law%20and%20Data)%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill59PMS052019.pdf</a> [accessed 17 February 2020]
A level of frustration was expressed by a significant number of organisations submitting evidence over a general lack of clarity regarding pilots.
r=12465&c=2231338The Committee wishes to draw Scottish ministers' attention to a widely expressed view amongst some stakeholders that there is a lack of urgency in the Scottish Government's planned timetable for making the substantial changes to rural policy required.
Professor Wiles cited the views recently expressed by Dame Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, that while police should take advantage of new technology to improve policing, she does not believe that it is for the police service to draw up the rules by which that technology is used.vThe Police Foundation Annual John Harris Memori...
Committee reports
Date published:
26 November 2019
Despite the Direction being revised several times, concerns are still being expressed by court users and interest groups that the Family Court is still not giving enough emphasis in practice to safety issues.5BBC news. (2019, May 15).
r=12186&c=2186614Similar concerns were expressed by Angus LEADER Local Action Group in relation to rural businesses
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