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Our Scottish marine protected area network already covers 37 per cent of our waters, and we have committed to delivering fisheries management measures in existing marine protected areas by 2024. We will now go even further by designating 10 per cent of our waters as highly protected marine areas by 2026.
Although there have, as she indicated, been some limited signs of growth, the Scottish Fiscal Commission is still telling us that it will be 2024 before the economy recovers to its pre-pandemic levels.
As the Scottish Fiscal Commission has stated, our economy may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest. Plans must therefore be put in place now to protect and grow our nation.
The Committee noted that, in November 2024, the Scottish Government produced guidance on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools, Included, engaged and involved part 3: A relationships and rights-based approach to physical intervention in schools.
The Scottish Government consulted on the specified functions between 24 January 2024 to 22 April 2024. The policy note accompanying the instrument included a summary of consultation undertaken by the Scottish Government on the instrument and the anticipated financial effects.
We currently have two third-party recruitment systems in use:
For any recruitment advertised from 3 December 2024.
Your personal details will be processed through a third-party recruitment system iTrent (supplied by MHR).
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As part of its review, the UK Government ran a consultation between January and April 2025.
The guidance states that this will ensure that3Scottish Government, 2024. Included, Engaged and Involved Part 3: A Relationships and Rights-based Approach to Physical Intervention in Schools, page 26.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2025
This compared to the SFRS attending 8,811 primary fire incidents in the financial year 2024/25, which represents a 234% decrease in primary fires over 25 years.
Scottish Parliament Information CentreGlue traps
The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 provides for bans on the purchase, sale, and use of rodent glue traps.