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Whichever way you look at it, there is a clear link between sanctions and food bank usage. However, not every food bank user is a sanctioned person, and not every sanctioned person uses a food bank.
We previously considered the petition on 26 October 2022. At that point, we agreed to write to various organisations to gather further information on the issues raised.
On that basis, the starting point has been that there should be no further convictions for section 1 or section 6 offences from the date on which the repeal of those offences takes effect.
If the board brings in locums, they have to rent property that is on the holiday market. They are paying holiday rates, which does not encourage them to come in.
School Children (Holiday Support) To ask the Scottish Government how the social security system will support families with school-age children during the school holidays.
I mentioned prison inspections, and we hope to work with partners to pick that up in 2022-23. Some of our work on participation and lived experience had to be paused or done differently.