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We respectfully submit that retaining a consistent definition of healthcare provider, grounded in statutory regulation, will best serve patient safety, regulatory clarity, and public confidence.
At present, there appears to be a lack of willingness to address evident legislative deficiencies, raising serious questions about priorities, leadership capability, and commitment to serving the best interests of the people of Scotland.
Thank you for your attention to this matter and for the opportunity to contribute to this important review. Best Wishes John Boyle
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More broadly, repeated references to future consultation and forthcoming work risk substituting process for action, particularly where the best available evidence already points clearly to the main source of mortality. 8.
UK Fisheries Act 2020 Section 1 of the Fisheries Act 2020 establishes the precautionary objective, which requires that: “exploitation of marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce maximum sustainable yield, and that management decisions are taken on the basis of the best available scien...
The proposal within the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 for the court to appoint a Child Welfare Reporter to gather the views of the child or to investigate and report on the child’s best interests. The Scottish Government is surely aware that the courts already appoint qualified persons to do this.
T he Presiding Officer Martin Whitfield MSP Convener Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee The Scottish Parliament 12 December 2025 Dear Convener Responsiveness of Parliamentary Question Times As you know, I am committed to considering all avenues that will help ensure that every Member of this Parliament has the opportunity to best repre...
In practice this means that the Scottish Government is unable to directly intervene or instruct providers such as BT in cases like this. The best resource to refer to is Ofcom’s consumer-facing webpage on the PSTN switch-off.