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Again details of this procedure are available on the departmental website. The procedures for handling complaints against the police, which do not involve criminal conduct, are regulated by statute.
Licences can be purchased for the day or for the week, but most people would buy a licence for the season. The system is administered separately; it is not administered by the owners of local fisheries.
We are putting in place a range of measures, from websites and newsletters to seminars and network groups—a series of mechanisms that we hope will greatly facilitate the sharing and dissemination of best practice.
I presume that the team does not include some of the top-level people in the Development Department, but I anticipate that, certainly in the design and early implementation stage, a fair proportion of their time might be taken up in dealing with the framework.
First, I am sure that that the Charity Commission has figures on the cost to charities of preparing their annual reports, but I cannot tell you what they are off the top of my head. However, I am sure that officials would be able to obtain that information.
There is a good programme in the Borders, which takes young offenders out of the system—they do not even appear before the children's panel—and which seems to work. What is the top-line funding requirement for such a service?
I understand the process that will come from the top down. I know that the new body will attempt to standardise, spread best practice and examine the processes of the individual regulatory bodies.
It is the responsibility of the lead committee—because it is on top of the issues in a way that we are not—to determine when a change is substantial and when it is not and to question the Executive on the extent of the consultation and so on.
Do members have any comments on page 9 of the report? Interestingly, at the top of the page, it says:"The Minister of Finance was also responsible for local government and Councillor Jones was not sure that this combined portfolio was appropriate."
One sprays the product directly on the pan and cooks directly on top of that. Are you saying that, by the time it hits the pan and the food is in the pan, the propellant has been lost?