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Some are technical challenges for us and concern the way in which we gather and code intelligence. What does human trafficking mean in practice, right here, right now?
The care inspectorate and the Scottish Social Services Council have been working in partnership on a campaign with care providers in the health and social care sectors to ensure that they get the message out about having codes of practice for whistleblowing.
It is also not usually possible for clinical coding to identify reliably those conditions that result from severe trauma, since the condition may be recorded but not its cause.
There are at least four members in the chamber who took part in the debate but who were absent for virtually all the winding-up speeches, and many others came in very late. That is not only against the code of conduct, but a discourtesy to Parliament.
We have arrived at a sensible compromise with a code of practice whereby retailers—particularly online retailers—that make it clear up front that they will deliver through the Royal Mail and make clear the delivery charges get a kitemark or seal of approval.
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Date answered:
22 November 2004
The numbers are detailed in the following table.As at 21 May 2004 NHS Board Beds ICNs (WTE) Ratio (ICN:Beds) NHS Argyll and Clyde 2,747 14.0 1:196 NHS Ayrshire and Arran 2,072 5.0 1:414 NHS Borders 628 3.0 1:209 NHS Dumfries and Galloway 787 ...
I know from my involvement with the woodland carbon code, which was developed by the Forestry Commission here in Edinburgh, that that programme has incentivised more than 1 million tonnes of carbon sequestration.
In comparison with crimes against property or crimes of violence, which are always crimes and would have been crimes in the code of Hammurabi in Babylon, wildlife crimes come in and out of the criminal category, if you see what I mean.