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We have to meet that demand, because the 5 million of us in Scotland expect to have electricity 24/7. Unless we move to a different concept of demand, it is beholden on the industry to meet it.
Normal rules on which courts can deal with a case still apply after those initial stages (e.g. following a not guilty plea which is not accepted by the prosecution).
Section 7 of the Bill would amend the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to make permanent provision for a national jurisdiction when courts are dealing with the initial stages of custody c...
The Bill's policy memorandum (para 7) notes that:
Although the Bill criminalises, for the first time, obstruction or hindering of a retail worker, other elements of the new offence overlap with existing common law offences of assault and breach of the peace, or existing statutory offences (threatening or abusive behaviour).
Guidance on what is disclosed is set out on the Scottish Government's website under the heading of Convictions and Higher Level Disclosures.1Scottish Government. (2018).
Our attitude towards the NHS is in stark contrast to that of those in government south of the border. To coin a phrase, a race to the bottom is taking place to privatise the NHS in England, but here in Scotland our Government’s commitment to protecting the NHS is clear.
One of the reasons, among many others, why I was there was to talk about that issue.To follow up Professor Blackie’s point, there is another side to the coin. We are perhaps focused unduly on wrongful convictions—we talked about it earlier.
A visible police presence is pivotal in giving victims and communities a deserved sense of security, but the other side of the coin is their sense that justice has been done.
For the purposes of clarification, the bill team recently put up on the National Archives of Scotland website a list of frequently asked questions from the voluntary sector.
Lorraine Dilworth noted also that it is not possible to find the name of the director of education on one council's website. Such basic things need to be addressed.We have also heard about problems in getting information out to parents in particular groups, such as Gypsy Travellers, armed forces parents and parents who are on low incomes.We also heard from ...