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Fire Service Circular 4/2003dated 3 April 2003, issued by HM Fire Service Inspectorate for Scotland, advisedfire authorities that the Executive, as part of its proposals for developing theservice, supported the introduction of a risk-based method of intervention throughthe development of integrated risk management plans (IRMP).
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Date answered:
14 October 2003
Local Authority Area Children Looked After in Foster Care Aberdeen City 130* Aberdeenshire 115 Angus 85 Argyll and Bute 30 Clackmannanshire 35 Dumfries and Galloway 125 Dundee City 120 East Ayrshire 65 East Dunbartonshire 15 East Lothian 75 East Renfrewshire 10 Edinburgh - City of 320 Eilean Siar 5 Falkirk 85 Fife 185 Glasgow City 715 Highland 105 Inverclyde 25 Midlothian 45 Moray 55* North Ayrshire 55 North Lanarkshire 140 Orkney Islands 10 Perth and Kinross 65 Renfrewshire 85 Scottish Borders 80 Shetland Islands 15 South Ayrshire 50 South Lanarkshire 75 Stirling 55 West Dunbartonshire 70 West Lothian 120 Scotland...
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Date answered:
9 October 2003
Thefollowing table shows the number of babies discharged from neonatal units in Scotland, theaverage length of stay and the average cost per day to treat a baby in such a unit.Discharges1,Average Length of Stay2 and Expenditure3,4 in SCBU: 1996-97to 2001-02 Year Discharges Average Stay (Days) Cost Per Occupied Bed (£) ...
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Date answered:
30 September 2003
The Scottish Executive undertook an overall review of the Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing scheme, which took into account:the findings of the research report, A review of the first year of the mandatory licensing of houses in multiple occupation in Scotland,commissioned by the Executive from Heriot Watt University;the responses to the consulta...
They emphasise the importance of caring for mothers and their babies as close as possible to the communities in which they live, and the use of appropriate care and treatment protocols. Boards in the west of Scotland are undertaking a review of needs and are considering plans for shared services.
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Date answered:
25 March 2003
There are currently no minimum standards of warden cover for local authority housing complexes.However, such services which fall within the definition of "housing support services" in the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 will be regulated by the Care Commission from 1 April 2003.
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Date answered:
12 March 2003
Information by procurator fiscal area is not available.Persons Proceeded Against Where the Main Charge Was Rape or Assault With Intent to Rape by Police Force Area, 1997-2001Main OffencePolice Force AreaYear of Sentence19971998199920002001RapeScotland6566565061Central24761Dumfries and Galloway2-222Fife3166-9Grampian37823Lothian and Borders1513181410Northern23123Strathclyde3019122123Tayside842310Assault With Intent to RapeScotland13337262228Central2-3-3Dumfries and Galloway-11--Fife53345Grampian-32--Lothian and Borders73433Northern14-2-Strathclyde131661110Tayside57726Note:1. Scotland...