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During members’ visit to HMP Edinburgh, they were told that remand prisoners tend not to have much interest in participating in purposeful activities as their first few weeks in custody are usually spent stabilising their addictions and setting into the prison regime.
Rule 9.16 Budget Bills 1. A Budget Bill is a Government Bill for a Budget Act within the meaning of section 29(3) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 1). 2.
Disability Assessments (Private Contractors) To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to put specific provisions in the Social Security (Scotland) Bill to rule out private contractors conducting disability assessments.
Recommendations in the report included:
Children and families must understand their rights and how to access them. Advocacy support must be offered at the point of referral, and children must be told about their right to legal representation.
Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill: Stage 1 The next item on our agenda is an evidence session with the Scottish Land Court on the Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill.
We accept in principle all the recommendations in the report, and, as Ms Beamish knows, we are already committed to a significant programme of work, through the Planning (Scotland) Bill, to get that absolutely right.
You express concerns about long-term viability and go on to talk about the loss to Scotland’s global position, “especially at a time when the UK is leaving the EU.”
The Committee is similarly concerned by evidence which suggests that National Parks are not getting the basics right, particularly with regards to public facilities.