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We further recognise that the Parliament must have the appropriate funding to be able to effectively scrutinise and hold the Scottish Government to account and to fully support elected Members in representing their constituents.
The NCS would:
Address the human rights and needs of people needing care and support
Provide national accountability
Embed ethical commissioning with minimum standards for procurement decisions
Support Fair Work commitments including collective national negotiating for workers’ terms and conditions and representation for workforce and trade union representa...
This would be to ensure that where litters are not born under a dog breeding licence they are still accounted for. Under this change, it would not be possible for puppies to be sold in Scotland by someone who is not regulated in some way.
Committee reports
Date published:
15 September 2023
Following a call for views, it received one response and passed the submission to the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee to take into account in its evidence sessions and also in its Stage 1 report.
The changes proposed in Section 5 of the Bill would adjust these conditions in order to take into account the likelihood of a child causing physical or physiological harm to another person.
If someone is sentenced, it would not be unreasonable for the court to have the option to take their behaviour into account or not to do so, as it sees fit.
Background
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in Scotland is accountable for providing several services that support trade in animals and plants, prevent the spread of animal diseases, protect public health, and offer various animal health services.