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There is always a process to be gone through to get an MCA approved, and the local authority absolutely has the scope to alter it throughout the process on the basis of any input that it might receive.
It is worth keeping in mind that, at this stage, they are lease options; organisations still have to get consent and still have to get planning permission for development to take place.
They argued that selling sexual services was already a dangerous activity.
Diane Martin CBE from A Model for Scotland told us—
Another myth is that such legislation would make selling sex more dangerous.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for our community and all the groups and organisations that are active within it to show what they do and how they can be best supported to be even better.
As a result, the Bill "provides a package of measures that ensures the accreditation activity of Qualifications Scotland is not directed or influenced by the decisions taken on its awarding functions."1Scottish Government. (2024, June 4).
Committee reports
Date published:
16 September 2024
meetingId=15834 Former SPCB supported Commissioners/Ombudsman also said that this status had allowed them to hold the Government to account on its performance and avoid any possibility of the Government controlling its activities through funding levels.3Scottish Parliament. (2024).
He went on to say that the proposal also fails to "create a mechanism for community-driven activity or for the funding that would make that possible."1Scottish Parliament. (2024, May 1).