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The SLC’s approach here seems to be a common sense way to deal with a difficult issue, but NatureScot may need to engage more closely with the farming sector.
Fulton MacGregor: To ask the Scottish Government what advice it is providing to North Lanarkshire Council, in light of reports that blue water at Buchanan High School may be linked to health concerns among staff.
If no complaint has been made, but the Scottish Ministers otherwise establish that there may have been a failure to discharge a duty, they may investigate and, if they do, they must do so within 105 days.
The Scottish Government considers that Part 3 of UKIMA would be engaged by any provisions made under the Bill that set a training standard for practitioners, or prevents practitioners who do not hold certain qualifications or are not existing regulated professionals from providing certain procedures. While there may be remedies under UKIMA, such as the introduction of an individual assessment process under section 26 scheme, these may have a number of practical challenges for the sector.
We also note that paragraph 76 in the FM states that “the Scottish Ministers may choose to work to a ceiling on the overall cost”, which stakeholders expressed concerns about in submissions to this Committee, as this may limit the ability of SDS and the SFC to meet their obligations under TUPE.