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Agenda item 2 Emma advised attendees that a brief overview of the Cross Party Group’s activities in 2024/25 will be circulated among members of the group.
ERC EH is a small urban department and has a resource pool of 3.6 full time equivalent officers tasked with food law enforcement, health and safety law enforcement and licencing activity. We are already significantly under resourced in terms of fulfilling our current statutory obligations.
The 5-Year Partnership Plan published today sets out realistic and achievable activity to show what the peatland sector in Scotland has the capacity, skills and capabilities to deliver.
I do not believe that fundamental concerns I raised have been answered including primarily the safety of women, but also around key components of the Bill and the ability of Police Scotland to effectively enforce the legislation given the complexities of criminal activity both on-street and online. Regarding the statutory right to support which is a key ele...
See responses to the sections below: Consented or licensed activities: Yes, for example, National Planning Framework 4 allows excavation of deep peat for renewable energy developments.
Question topics included promotion of community growing activities; the importance of garden tourism to the Scottish economy; improving recognition of gardening and horticulture jobs and skills; building on cross-departmental recognition of environmental horticulture; and potential changes to supply and sale of peat for horticulture in Scotland.
The SPCB considered the Chief Executive’s Report which highlights activities across the organisation from June to September 2025 and includes Quarter 1 Finance, Performance and Workforce Data reports. 5.
The consultation process will include a full consultation paper and survey available via the NatureScot website, a survey available both online and distributed to households and businesses in, and near, the area proposed in the nomination, a series of independently facilitated public meetings across the area, as well as meetings, activities and events for b...
A clear demonstration that an FMP is not required to actively manage the wrasse fishery; management measures are in place for the fishery and continue to be kept under review. 1 I hope this is helpful.
Effective prisoner transfer frameworks support the return, supervision and rehabilitation of foreign offenders within their own communities. My officials are actively engaging with European partners to improve our cooperation.