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Local authorities supervise attorneys only when ordered to do so by the court if there has been a problem with the attorney's behaviour. I hope that that goes some way towards meeting the points that Phil Gallie made in discussing attorneys who might be close, loving relatives.
That is shameful behaviour by those practices.I spoke to people in the queue at Woodside about the situation and was confronted by a dentist who was not from that practice.
Recent research in the United States has shown that, by adolescence, two thirds of such children have severe behavioural, emotional and relationship difficulties, leading to up to half of adoptive placements being disrupted.
However, it is important that a justice deals with cases in his area, because he knows what issues are important to the community—he knows what type of behaviour is getting up people's noses locally.
The lack of privacy and high noise levels in circus environments make them completely unsuitable for such animals.There is evidence that the animals display stress responses and signs of mental and physical suffering such as bouts of abnormal behaviour. There are health risks from inadequate hygiene and dietary deficiencies.
Over the past five to seven years, we have had three cases in which sheriffs have deemed, on veterinary evidence, that wild animals that had been held captive in a way that did not allow them to express their natural behaviour had been terrified. Those cases were successfully prosecuted.
We should ensure that they can go to their GP or social worker or anybody else confident that their behaviour will not be subject to an investigation to which any other member of society would not be subjected.
Indeed, it is supporting such research as part of the PACE—pacing, activity and cognitive behaviour therapy: a randomised evaluation—trial, which is a wider Medical Research Council study.