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I have found that an incredible thing to understand, having travelled from the southern tip of the Western Isles to the northern tip in my very first summer recess, and having travelled to Orkney in that same recess.
My understanding from speaking to the team yesterday is that it is planning on those publications coming out ahead of summer recess. There is quite a difference between summer recess 2025 and autumn 2024—that is nearly a year.
It is normal practice for these PMEs to take place as soon as possible after the report of a death to the Procurator Fiscal and they will often take place within a few days of the date of death. 4. The guidance also states that a further PME may be subsequently required.
The Order:
increases the age that looked after or formerly looked after people can register to vote using a declaration of local connection from 15 years old and under to those aged under 21 years old
clarifies the scope of Electoral Commission oversight of candidates for Scottish Parliament elections
updates the definitions of notional expenditure and the offence of undue influence at Scottish Parliament elections
reduces the dissolution period of the Scottish Parliament before a general election from 28 days to 20 days and makes consequential amendments to provisions linked to the dissolution date...
Under the regulations, an applicant (or someone acting on their behalf) must submit their request for a review - in writing - within 28 days of the date of the local authority's decision letter and set out the reasons for their application.
Under this scheme they have the right to information including the date of release, and to submit statements where the offender is being considered for HDC (usually for short-term prisoners) or where the person is a long-term prisoner, to the Parole Board.
Issues and gaps
While the industry has welcomed the support offered to date, the support packages over the last year have not been without criticism, with some examples outlined below.