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We could not retain and keep up to date such a system in Scotland, because we would not have access to the single system that is updated daily by member states.
I welcome the opportunity to provide members with an update on the progress that has been made to date by the Scottish Government on implementing the recommendations that fall to us.
We should not prevent children from coming forward to talk about what they have experienced, and we should gather that important evidence within the seven-day window so that, if they want to, children can access justice at a later date as part of their recovery journey.
To begin with, I thank the sub-committee for the time that it has taken to consider this important issue. As I noted in my letter dated yesterday, this is a complex and rapidly evolving area, and although it is for Police Scotland to ensure that it exercises its powers in accordance with the law as it moves towards implementation of the new devices, it and ...
The update to table 25, which I hope has been made available to you, brings it almost bang up to date and shows the continuing improvements in respect of some but, admittedly, not all of the target groups.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its commitment in its response to the Equalities and Human Rights Committee report, Hidden Lives: New Beginnings, by what date it will publish its anti-destitution strategy.
That did not work for Police Scotland, the fire and rescue services or our colleges, and it will not work for our schools. I used much of the summer recess meeting people and listening to what they had to say.
I also want to reiterate that I will make myself available if I have to appear in front of committees or Parliament during the recess or on weekends—whatever it takes.
‘provisional affirmative procedure’”and which means that“were a provisional affirmative instrument to be made immediately prior to the summer recess the Parliament’s approval of the instrument continuing to have effect would not be required to be obtained until 28 days after the Parliament returns from recess.
We have already agreed inquiries that will continue after the summer recess into late 2008.My view is that we should have an away day in an off week before the summer recess.