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Under section 19, the licensed facilitator is expected to use their “best endeavours ... to be with the person when any drug or other substance or means dispensed ... is taken or used”.
If other panellists want to contribute to the discussion, they should catch my eye and I will bring them in as best I can. I exhort members to keep their questions as short and to the point as possible.
The advice is about which product is best for the person and how they can address their existing debt problem; education is about budgeting and managing finances in the future.
For example, boards in the west of Scotland have got together on a regional basis to share best practice on how they are taking forward their prescribing agenda.
I am prepared to consider the issues raised by the Law Society as part of the suggestions that it has made and to consider how best we might proceed on any further review of the question.
It is quite clear that although partnership working can take place between developers and communities, communities can get the best deals when they are landowners. If they own the land, they can strike the best partnerships.
Does the Scottish Government consider that local authorities are best able to tackle budget difficulties when they make spending decisions autonomously?
We shall further encourage such sharing of information when the best practice guidance is updated after the passage of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill.