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Currently, snares are used in Scotland for the target species of foxes—obviously, they are a predator—and rabbits and brown hares, which are often viewed as pests.
We have received apologies from the convener, so I will convene the meeting in his place. We are joined by Keith Brown, who is attending the meeting as a substitute member in the convener’s absence.
We should look to have a broader experience of civil servants in different Administrations. That is something that the Brown commission looked at in seeking to ensure that people who come into the civil service bring different skills and that there are opportunities for civil servants to work in private firms and the like to get broader perspectives.
When I was first elected, I and others took a petition to Her Majesty’s Treasury, pointing out to the then chancellor, Gordon Brown, that something had to be done.
Therefore, I join David McLetchie in thanking the out-going ombudsman, Professor Alice Brown, for her work. Her decisions have not always been uncontroversial—how could they be?
I have correspondence from my MSP—Fiona McLeod—as well as from Alexandra Devoy and Heather Brown. They all said that nothing would change and that the service would continue.
We would not need to put in place a new overarching framework.The answer to the question whether the bill and the organisations that it will set up have been developed with a view to either of the things that Gavin Brown mentioned is that they have been developed with a view to both.