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We intend to take powers over matters such as the issues that were raised about the number of board meetings and the way in which the management of the board is conducted.
There are always concerns about whether sections that are tacked on to a bill will meet requirements and whether they will lead to unexpected consequences.
In your introductory remarks, you mentioned your shock, on your return to Cornton Vale, at the type of prisoner whom you were meeting. How does that type of prisoner differ from the type whom you would expect to find in a men's prison?