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Local authorities note that a particular issue may arise when seeking to impose/collect a penalty for a potentially “dead” business as there may be little space for enforcement.
Yet, as has been mentioned, the Scottish apprenticeship advisory board, whose work has been a well-respected way of doing that, may or may not be wound down—we have no clarity on that.
The current lack of transparency in relation to legal services regulation makes it difficult to say when such powers may have been used previously. It may be helpful to reflect on the comments that were made to the committee by Tracey Reilly of Consumer Scotland.
Further information about the Bill may be obtained from: The Secretary, The SSC Society, SSC Library, Parliament House, Edinburgh EH1 1RF or at www.ssclibrary.co.uk.
However, the social and legal environments in some regions may limit a woman’s right to own property, access capital, education, health care and travel.