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My approach to that has been to do my best in setting out a plan, but I will revisit it next year, and I will make sure that it is appropriate and just.
Thank you for those questions, Ms Lennon. Let me try to answer them as best I can. First, the action that was outlined in the Queen’s speech builds on action that we have already taken.
We believe staff can benefit from the improved access to capacity, expertise and experience which will be achieved as a result of bringing together a broad range of skills within a single national delivery organisation and we expect the Board and executive leadership team to consider how best to harness potential opportunities in this space as they take for...
However, it was also indicated that wider consideration of widening access targets and measures would be necessary if considering changes of this nature. give consideration to the consultation findings in more detail to understand the We will now complexities of issues facing students and the sector; and how the student support on offer can continue to best...
We will now give consideration to the consultation findings in more detail to understand the complexities of issues facing students and the sector; and how the student support on offer can continue to best meet the needs of students at our institutions across Scotland.
Fisheries Act 2020 (s.1(5)(c)) requires that “the management of fish and aquaculture activities is based on the best available scientific advice”. The Future Fisheries Management Strategy 2020-2030 states that the Scottish Government “will always take an evidence-based approach” by “fully utilising the data and knowledge available at all levels”.
CES not only agree that the Scottish Government has the powers to make CSO mandatory, they also point out that the Scottish Government doesn’t even follow its own ‘best practice’ or ‘advice’ - that when it leases its own land (e.g.
In terms of next steps, a working group including representatives from COSLA and Local Government will be established in February 2026 to consider how best to widen the scope of the existing ‘power to advance wellbeing’ to provide greater financial freedom to local authorities from 2026/27 onwards whilst the introduction of a general power of competence or ...