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As I say, housing is a fundamental issue. Everyone must live somewhere and everyone must go to school, but not everyone who goes to school will have somewhere permanent to live.
The law that underpins mobile home sites and the rights of site residents is covered in various pieces of legislation, so this is part of a package of measures. The rights of people who live on mobile home sites and own the homes in which they live are protected under an act of 1983, which includes a set of terms rel...
Flashforward: last month, a prisoner escaped in Perth and a schoolgirl was raped. Again, Kenny MacAskill was on TV saying that the good, law-abiding folk were living in fear and someone had to do something about it.
In dealing with the UK’s exit, the Agreement addresses many issues which have arisen because the UK has been a member state, for example, the rights of EU citizens living in the UK. The Agreement does not deal with the future UK/EU relationship.
I pay particular tribute to the Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living, which I visited recently and which has supported people to take control of their lives and live independently.
That will include working collectively with third sector organisations to ensure that lived experience and co-production are at the heart of driving that meaningful change.I am very mindful of the tensions that can arise when people maybe feel that their standard of living has plateaued and resources can be scarce.
As we consider things from an equality perspective, are we also operating in a preventative manner, and are people living longer and healthier lives because of the changes that we are making?