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The evidence also shows that short-term sentences are not very effective in addressing offending behaviour. We need to look at how we can improve that approach.
Attendance officers, home links teachers, behaviour support, education support and other supports in communities for children’s organisations to work with families are all reducing, because of financial pressures.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted for handling an offensive weapon with a bail aggravator in 2010, broken down by police force area.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged 18 and under were charged with possession of an offensive weapon in the Grampian Police area in 2006-07.
As Pam Dudek said, the panel that is engaged in the Healing Process activities is producing reports for us on a quarterly basis and is indicating what organisational learning needs to be taken from hearings with individuals who have suffered bullying and inappropriate behaviour. We are building up a reservoir of information about the things that went wrong...
Once again, I start by giving my thanks to our dedicated transport workers for their professionalism and commitment, and to the people of Scotland for the prudent and conscientious approach that they have adopted in their travel behaviours during the pandemic. The overarching focus of our work throughout the crisis has been to provide a safe transport syst...
The trade-off between how far you can push the principles and what is practical, and whether there is behavioural push-back, is possibly different in different parts of the tax system.
Beyond that, if we were to move to reopen the recycling centres, we would also have to take cognisance of people’s behaviours, and the judgment in that regard is sometimes a bit more difficult to make.