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We are fully aware that it creates an anomalous situation for some local government workers, particularly when compared with recently negotiated conditions in other public sector pension schemes.
If a debate is needed on where the line should be drawn on compensation—as compared to HIV cases, which we discussed earlier—could that be part of a public inquiry's remit?
If we operate along the lines of a comparable office here, costing 10 per cent of that figure, and take into account the fact that the Irish commissioner had a budget of £300,000, we are talking about a figure between £300,000 and £1 million.
Scottish Water has a bad record on leakage, not only from sewers but from water supplies, and compares unfavourably with suppliers in England and Wales.
Impact on educational attainment brings us back to the beginning—it is a numbers game. Apart from just comparing what is happening here with what is happening internationally, we would have to assess how far up the scale we could reasonably be expected to get if we simply looked at exam results, and how sensible it might be to continue that approach for a p...
Section 28(5) already provides protection, but neither approach would prevent the landlord from ending the tenancy after he or she had completed the works that are required by a private rented housing committee, if they wished to do so. I have compared the two approaches and do not think that amendment 34 strikes the right balance between the landlord and t...
As IMPEL is the practitioner, we meet there regularly to compare notes and swap best practice. We are also involved in several other networks that carry out similar work.We have certainly heard the allegation, particularly from industry, that the situation is different in other countries.
Given the fact that prisoners are at Peterhead for a very long time, the number of them who are doing programmes at any one point is comparatively low. However, over the period of their sentence, very nearly half the prisoners will do serious programmes to address offending.