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Furthermore, where a social landlord fails to complete qualifying repairs within timescales as set out under the Right to Repair scheme, the tenant will have a right to compensation.
Furthermore, where a social landlord fails to complete qualifying repairs within timescales as set out under the Right to Repair scheme, the tenant will have a right to compensation.
Background to the Charter
During Stage 3 of the Social Security (Scotland) Bill, Pauline McNeill MSP put forward a successful amendment that required the Social Security Charter to be approved by the Scottish Parliament.
We will do our level best to support them to the utmost, and I know that they will do all that they can to support the folk in their communities to get the right care.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 August 2022
The work of groups such as criminal justice social workers was also affected by the pandemic and now also by the efforts to reduce the backlog in our courts. Social Work Scotland told the Committee that whilst it welcomed the £15.3 million in additional funds that have been provided for COVID, the money allocated is only for one year (when recovery will take a number of years) and that local authorities were only informed on 30 March of their respective allocation (leaving little time for planning).
You have probably heard the minister say in committee recently that she was going to treat the review of the children’s hearings system separately from consideration of the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill. Do you think that that is the right decision?
The work of Historic Environment Scotland is already aligned with wider Scotlish Government policy, notably the National Planning Framework, Scotland’s Climate Change Plan and the Heat in Buildings Strategy.
For example, as part of policy development in relation to a forthcoming Human RightsBill, we are liaising with a wide range of stakeholders, including the SPSO, to explore how best we can strengthen non-court routes to remedy under that Bill.