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DCC Speirs added that—
“I probably have a slightly different view from the one that the staff associations expressed. We already have significant costs associated with handling complaints and managing conduct.
A minority view was that Police Scotland’s non-statutory Code of ethics, as well as the conduct regulations, were sufficient. Some people expressed reservations about whether a statutory Code of ethics would have much, if any, impact on improving the police complaints system.
This is the collective view expressed in a report published today, by 23 members of the public, selected at random from across Scotland, who recently came together at Holyrood to form a ‘Climate Change People’s Panel’.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 February 2024
The freezing of the BPR was welcomed by the SRC, though it expressed disappointment that the rates freeze was not extended to premises liable for the intermediate and higher property rates.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 November 2023
The Committee notes the general view expressed by most stakeholders, including potential licence applicants and NatureScot, that a longer licence period would be preferable to an annual licence.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 November 2023
Other stakeholders representing moorland estates and land management organisations, however, have expressed concerns that the range of relevant offences is wider than raptor persecution.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 November 2023
However, muirburn is absolutely the most effective way of removing the fuel, because it manages the landscape and prevents wildfire.
Many witnesses shared the view expressed by the SFRS that “muirburn is definitely the most effective [method of vegetation control], because it removes the fuel in its entirety”.