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I think that a little bit of gumption and common sense should be applied in some of these cases. For councils that are buying lots of pens and pencils—and probably quite a few wheelbarrows—I can understand the logic of using the professional electronic commerce online system or some other system to record from whom you are buying things and all the rest of it.
What we have seen thus far has been a reactive approach—“If you’re not feeling great, go and see this person”—rather than the point of contact in the organisation being tasked with being proactive about gaining support.
We heard from the Deputy First Minister, the Scottish Government legal directorate and the team leader for Covid-19 legislation and daily contact testing, as well as from the head of contact tracing and supporting isolation policy.
One disadvantage relates to work outside the Committee's core meeting time, such as a visit or online discussion with stakeholders on a midweek evening: events where showing face to people outside the Parliament who have made time to meet us is important.
These regulations specified new rules around where less healthy food could be placed in retail outlets, restrictions on how specific foods could be promoted online, and restrictions on volume and price promotions for certain foods and drinks.
Similarly, the Law Society of England and Wales provides an online directory for legal specialists within its jurisdiction, while the Law Society of Northern Ireland also maintains a solicitor search tool for practitioners in Northern Ireland.
Equally Safe at School was co-created by Rape Crisis Scotland and the University of Glasgow and is an online intervention which supports secondary schools across Scotland to take a whole school approach to addressing gender-based violence.