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Will the bill meet a need by changing the trigger that sets in motion a vulnerable adult investigation? How does that compare with what there has been in the past?
Such a situation was described to us in one area that we visited in Glasgow; we were told that we had no idea what it feels like to have fought for a house in an area where you wanted to stay only to find that all you want to do now is to get out.
However, it appears that the scheme has been successful in preventing the decline in the number of tourists who visit Melrose Abbey and, consequently, local businesses.
This is an opportunity to get clarity in the law. When some of us visited Dublin last week, we discovered that local authorities there have a power, subject to local referendum, to make a charge to provide a specific service; the charge will be time limited.
We fell outside the net. We are aware that, compared with the resources going into the youth work sector, huge resources are going into the development of volunteer centres around the country.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2025
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The Committee heard there is limited project management in the delivery of public inquiries. Some witnesses compared this with the business environment or even academia, where such an approach would not be possible or acceptable.