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We also call on the Scottish Government to work on securing specialist advice and assistance to local government in its engagement with institutional investors on major capital funding, whether this comes from the proposed "intelligence unit", the Scottish National Investment Bank, the Scottish Futures Trust or, in relation to area-based decarbonisation schemes (discussed later in this report), the new public energy agency;
Procurement: we call on the Scottish Government to respond to views expressed...
Officials acknowledged that some authorities have been more proactive than others and expressed a hope that “the local authorities that have already put in more effort can perhaps provide assistance and guidance to others”.iiRural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee, Official Report, 3 November 2021, col. 19
When the Committee pursued this is...
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14 December 2020
Some respondents to the Committee's call for written views expressed frustration that in previous livestock worrying cases no other remedies were available to the courts in circumstances where the dog owner was not able to pay a fine.
It is one of the fundamental principles of the system that the child must be given an opportunity to express a view, and those views should be taken into account in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.
Like Asda, Braehead shopping centre has gone for voluntary enforcement and what a difference it has made—I confess to being a regular visitor to Braehead shopping centre. Suddenly, car parking spaces that were always full are not being abused and are available for disabled people.
In it, New Lanark gains universal cultural acclamation and access to an international network of sites. I know that our late First Minister, Donald Dewar, was passionately committed to New Lanark and a regular visitor to the village.
Scottish ParliamentSocial Justice CommitteeWednesday 26 June 2002(Morning) Scottish ParliamentSocial Justice CommitteeWednesday 26 June 2002(Morning) The Convener opened the meeting at 10:03Items in Private Items in Private I welcome members to the last meeting before the summer recess of the Social Justice Committ...