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Patients under the age of 18 also have specific rights and protections, including that practitioners must carry out their functions under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003 so as to best secure the welfare of the child and ensure that their views are considered.
External Affairs: During the games we worked to support heads of state/government programmes to showcase the best of Scotland’s trade and investment, culture, education, energy, food and drink and investment opportunities.
Thank you very much for choosing me as convener of the Equal Opportunities Committee. I will do my best to represent everybody across Scotland, with the help of the committee and many other people in this wonderful country.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 August 2015
Local authorities are under a statutory duty to secure best value. It is a matter for each local authority to determine whether a lender option borrower option loan provides best value in the context of its approved treasury management policies, practices and activities.
Decisions on when and to what extent the Bill is commenced are best determined by the Scottish Ministers, particularly since it might be appropriate to commence provisions at different times.
First, I thank the Presiding Officer for this recall of Parliament and join him in wishing everyone all the very best for a new year that we hope—despite its difficult start—will bring better times.