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We have made some progress, but it is regrettable that, in the Parliament's early days, we were ahead of the English in the charities area and now they have surpassed us.
Although the general intention behind the amendments coincides with the Executive's policies, the imposition of a requirement for a formal response from the board to the council would seem bureaucratic in its day-to-day effect on the secretariat that would be responsible for the process.For big issues, the management...
I heard an extraordinary figure the other day: the 30 biggest boats that operate in the North sea at the moment exert the same pressure as did 10,000 boats in the 1850s.
The bill also contains a provision for the person under arrest to be detained for up two days if the court believes that there is a substantial risk of the victim being subject to abuse.The bill will make use of an existing common-law power of the Scottish courts—the power to grant interdicts.
We cannot debate that here. At the end of the day, the Scottish ministers will come to the Parliament with their proposal and we will have the opportunity to comment on it.
I am a full-time commissioner and the other eight are commissioners one day a week. We have 13 members of staff, who cover 11 posts—two posts are job-shared.
Sometimes, we get hung up on buildings and do not look far enough into the collections they hold. From the day it was announced, I supported the idea of developing a national audit.