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As we mark the year of young people, will the cabinet secretary join me in wishing our culinary world cup team—the youngest team in a competition that involves more than 100 teams—the best of luck in Luxembourg later this month.
I thank you all, but I know that Catherine has led by example. I wish her all the very best: she has visiting rights to come back. 10:34 Meeting continued in private until 10:43.
The removal of those assessments is part of a package of measures designed to address unnecessary bureaucracy and to liberate teachers to focus on what they do best—teaching young people. I thank the First Minister for that answer.
As First Minister, I will always seek to act in the best interests of this country. That partly involves encouraging investment that will then support job creation in Scotland, and I will continue to do that to the best of my ability.
In SPS's view, "16 and 17-year-olds are best managed in a different setting".iScottish Parliament, Criminal Justice Committee, Official Report, 29 March 2023, col 5.
However, she went on to say that "there is a dearth of substantive best interests (i.e. welfare) factors on the proposed checklist".3Dr Barnes Macfarlane. (2019, October).
Faculty of Advocates, written submission.The Faculty therefore suggested that there should be a presumption in favour of commissions taking place as soon as possible after the initial complaint, so long as this would be in the best interests of the child or vulnerable witness.