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The recording of offence aggravators has improved with time therefore caution is needed when comparing changes over time. 2005-06 is the first year where it has been considered that the use and recording of domestic abuse aggravator codes from the Scottish Government Court Proceedings Database has been of sufficient coverage to be used. 2.
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Date answered:
3 August 2010
All six diagnoseshave been used to identify cystic fibrosis employing the InternationalClassification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD10) code E84.4.Based on GRO(S) mid year population estimate for Scotland, 2005.5.
However, there is a separate governing framework for the disability equality duty in Scotland. We work to a Scottish code of practice and a duty that was specifically designed for Scottish ministers.I am flying a kite, to an extent, but the advent of the equality bill that the UK Government unveiled in its draft legislative programme earlier this year will ...
The income tax powers can come into effect in April 2017 because of that groundwork. The new coding arrangements will be in place from April 2016 and will thus not have to be tested.
Meanwhile, our information technology teams have been writing millions of lines of new computer code to implement this complex new policy within the tight timetable imposed by the EU.
I can also confirm that we will introduce a statutory code of practice on stop and search. The Cabinet Secretary for Justice will provide more detail on those matters in a statement to Parliament later this week, but my comments today underline our determination to ensure that our police service is efficient and effective and that it also commands the trust...
On the use of sludge in agriculture, the water industry and Scottish Water have been concerned to ensure that we have clear codes of practice that go beyond the statutory minimum.