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Closing speeches 6.36 The purpose of the final section of the debate is to allow the main parties to make concluding remarks, taking account of the views expressed earlier in the debate.
Closing speeches 6.36 The purpose of the final section of the debate is to allow the main parties to make concluding remarks, taking account of the views expressed earlier in the debate.
What about the processes and procedures that you are accountable for? You have to ensure that your team operates to the correct processes and procedures.
The written evidence from SNH says that “SNH have a ‘Balancing Duty’, through the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991, requiring us to take account of the interests of local communities.
The timescales for an independent statutory inquiry rightly require dialogue with the independent chair, which has to take into account the draft terms of reference and the Inquiries Act 2005.
All those factors would come into account. It is very hard to say today what a five or 10-year case would look like when many different components could change.