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Last updated: 6 February 2025

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Report on Alcohol Use Disorder in the Justice System: The Parliament debated S6M-15657 in the name of Elena Whitham—That the Parliament notes the publication of the Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems’ paper, Alcohol (In)justice: Position on people with an alcohol use disorder in the justice system; is concerned that it is estimated that almost two-thirds, 63%, of people in prison have an alcohol use disorder, with almost half of those, 31%, possibly dependent on alcohol; is further concerned that the risk of death from alcohol causes is three times higher in men and nine times higher for women who have been in prison than for the general population; understands that the paper sets out why and how people with alcohol use disorders who come into contact with the justice system should have the best...

Last updated: 24 January 2025

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The local advisory groups are not the best way to provide practical support to those communities and we cannot engage communities equitably across the district through that forum.”

Last updated: 11 December 2024

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Other elements will include building on the research we have undertaken in 2023/24 including our mapping work and evidence review to help us understand and identify what models of early learning and childcare are best for younger children. We are also piloting new approaches to early learning and childcare for families with children under three via projects...

Last updated: 28 November 2024

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First Minister’s Questions: Questions were answered by the First Minister (John Swinney). 3. 25 Years of Tweeddale Youth Action: The Parliament debated S6M-14645 in the name of Christine Grahame— That the Parliament congratulates Tweeddale Youth Action (TYA) on celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024; notes that TYA, based in Peebles, provides a range of services to local young people, in addition to youth club drop-ins, excursions and holiday programmes, and also running the innovative Food Punks and Bike Punks initiatives; understands that Food Punks, a catering enterprise providing training to young people, has recently secured its first permanent premises on Peebles High Street, where it hopes to open a pizza shop, which will provide further hospitality training and employment opportunities for young people; further understands that Bike Punks also continues to go from strength to strength, with a workshop based in Innerleithen, tying in to the strong mountain biking presence in the area, which provides training on welding and repairing bicycles; believes that TYA has shown a genuinely innovative approach to improving the lives of local young people over its 25 years, which would not have been possible without the continuing hard work of the team of dedicated TYA staff, volunteers and trustees; wishes everyone involved the very best...

Last updated: 14 November 2024

COSLA NCS Stage 2 call for views

Following the shared accountability agreement, it had been our hope and expectation that the National Care Service would be delivered in a way which maximised the benefits of enhanced national strategic direction, whilst ensuring a continued role for local communities to best plan services to meet local needs.

Last updated: 14 November 2024

20240313_SSBA Abortion Safe Zone Response

Again, however we reiterate that this is very much something that falls entirely within the province of the Crown and they would require to be consulted by the committee on how to best implement this. From a defence point of view, were we to be faced with a situation where we felt an accused had been wrongly arrested and their intentions were not to influen...

Last updated: 7 November 2024

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Transport As well as issues around childcare, the report highlighted transport issues specific to rural areas and the Committee would welcome an update on investment in Demand iii Responsive Transport to improve public transport and connectivity in rural areas. In June 2024, the last Best Start Bright Future progress report referred to the evaluation of a r...

Last updated: 29 October 2024

A9 Inquiry_SPICe Summary of Call for Views

Many of those who were opposed to the idea thought that dualling the A9 as quickly as possible would be the best memorial, with others concerned about where such a memorial would be placed, why such a memorial should focus on those killed on the A9 rather than all roads, and the potential costs involved.

Last updated: 6 September 2024