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The necessary exemptions primarily concern uses in the aerospace, automotive, defence, and medical sectors, but also other industrial and technical applications.
I should make clear that the Scottish Government had no involvement in the drafting of the UK Government’s Command Paper on the Protocol published on 20 May.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
16 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers are stationed in the Scottish Borders command area of the Lothians and Scottish Borders police division.
This is an independent clinical review, so it has to be independent of the Government in order to command the confidence of those who are affected, and pressure for the Government to get involved might undermine that independence.
It is important that there is a remit for the inquiry and that it is led by a judge who commands confidence. That is in the interests of everyone and we will take those decisions once the legal proceedings have concluded.
For example, in a recent report on the state of democracy in Europe, the Council of Europe argues that:
Political systems seen to protect social rights are likely to command greater levels of public confidence.