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It is therefore important that ECHR rights issues are properly considered during the parliamentary scrutiny of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill in order to minimise the risks of successful challenge.
The main provisions of the Bill are set out in the following sections, each of which is outlined in more detail below:
dog theft
theft of assistance dogs
victim statements
annual reports by Scottish Ministers
review of the Act.
s Assistance.
However there were no successful amendments at either Stage 2 (30 September 2021) or Stage 3 (7 October 2021) and the Bill was passed unanimously.
I wrote to the government a few times asking if there was any way they could assist me in getting to America but unfortunately no assistance was given.
Policy actions arising from the evidence gathered in this research include:
Access to quicker funding routes by investing in creating a one-stop-shop for financial support and assistance.
Facilitating access to kick-starter and/or seed funding for women entrepreneurs.
The Scottish Government is supportive of the additional powers of investigation for police and the proposed inspectors, and state that "The proposed new powers to take, or have taken, a dog to a veterinarian for evidence gathering are considered to usefully assist in the investigation of livestock worrying offences.
The requirement for this further Bill, as outlined in the Policy Memorandum, has arisen from the identification by the Government of a need to create statutory offences in primary legislation in relation to forms of assistance provided for under section 79 of the 2018 Act (i.e. exercising the power to top-up reserved benefits).