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Date answered:
12 March 2025
S6W-35335
By assisting the public, we aim to ensure that A&E resources and the valuable skills of frontline staff are available for those that need emergency care and minimise delays for patients waiting to be seen and treated. S6W-35335
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Date answered:
12 March 2025
S6W-35077
In order to ensure that this continues to be the case, the SPCB is committed to reviewing its Period and Menopause Policy so that it continues to meet the needs of its staff. S6W-35077
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Date answered:
12 March 2025
S6W-35342
The proposed ETS expansion is part of a whole-system approach set out in the final Circular Economy and Waste Route Map, making incineration a less attractive waste treatment method while limiting the production of plastic upstream and increasing its removal from the waste stream prior to incineration.Supporting policies include the ban on certain Single Use Plastic Items, implementation of an Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging scheme this year and the commitment to require kerbside collection of plastic film and flexible packaging.The Scottish Government is aware that the best way to mitigate ETS costs is to produce less waste and we will continue to work to put policies in place that reduce fossil-based waste in the residual waste stream.That is why the primary focus of the Scottish Government continues to be on transitioning to a circular economy and preventing waste from occurring in the first place. S6W...
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Date answered:
12 March 2025
S6W-35417
The 85% funding floor is a key element of the needs-based distribution formula that is discussed and agreed with COSLA on behalf of all 32 local authorities each year.Funding for all local authorities in Scotland is included in the calculation of the 85% Floor although the contribution of the three island councils and Argyll and Bute to the average calculation, is capped at 115%.The capping adjustment has no effect on funding actually provided to those four authorities and it only applies for the purpose of calculating the average, in part to mitigate the risk that the Special Islands Needs Allowance (SINA) has a distortive impact on the calculation.The capping adjustment has been in place since the 85% Floor was introduced in the 2012-13 Settlement (see Annex I of Local Government Finance Circular 11/2011). S6W...
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Date answered:
11 March 2025
S6W-35347
FONE Group members publicise opportunities where they can and promote the positive impact of new entrant stories to the likes of private estates and owner occupiers in Scotland.More than 80 new entrants have been given opportunities on over 8,000 hectares of publicly owned land, due to the efforts of the FONE Group.Also, the Scottish Land Matching Service (SLMS), has facilitated over 300 individuals and formally matched over 50 joint-ventures, some of which includes publicly owned land. S6W...
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Date answered:
11 March 2025
S6W-35248
She has met with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS), Police Scotland and the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to discuss this.The GPhC published updated guidance on 4 February 2025 regarding buying medicines safely online and Healthcare Improvement Scotland is considering how to improve the general awareness of these medicines, as well as establishing clear expectations for their safe and appropriate use within the independent healthcare sector.The Chief Pharmaceutical Officer is also considering communications for healthcare professionals in Scotland on how to report known or suspected illicit prescribing of Ozempic. S6W...
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Date answered:
11 March 2025
S6W-34840
Updates to the programme are also published online at Scottish Education Exchange Programme: Test and Learn project - gov.scot and Scottish Education Exchange Programme: - Test and Learn: funded projects - gov.scotAs year 2 of the SEEP comes to a close at the end of March 2025, an external evaluation of the first 2 years of the programme has been commissioned and will be published this summer. S6W-34840
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Date answered:
10 March 2025
S6W-35344
This will help improve understanding over time regarding the use of remand.Local authorities are obliged by law to offer advice and assistance to people who are at risk or who are experiencing homelessness, and temporary accommodation if it is needed. S6W-35344
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Date answered:
10 March 2025
S6W-34855
This work is expected to begin in Autumn 2025 and is expected to take approximately 8 months to complete.Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will be reviewed as soon as this process is complete and will supersede existing SOPs that are in place to monitor exercise yards. S6W-34855
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Date answered:
10 March 2025
S6W-34882
MWC reports are an important part of ensuring standards of care and upholding rights, but they should not be seen as a comprehensive investigation or audit. S6W-34882
