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Date answered:
24 June 2025
S6W-38586
Local authorities hold the statutory duty to make 1,140 hours of funded ELC available to eligible children residing within their own area, and are also responsible for meeting the statutory guidance requirements in relation to cross-boundary placements.Statutory guidance is clear that, wherever possible, education authorities should make arrangements that ensure families accessing cross-boundary placements are treated on the same basis as families accessing provision in their own local authority area.To ensure families’ choice of provider is not limited by local authority boundaries, we encourage local authorities to work with neighbouring areas through Funding Follows the Child guidance, developed jointly by COSLA and the Scottish Government.The Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise continues to engage with local government representatives on this issue to encourage Councils to work together to find cross-border solutions that support children, families and providers. S6W...
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Date answered:
23 June 2025
S6W-38669
At this stage it is therefore not possible to comment on potential impacts. S6W-38669
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Date answered:
20 June 2025
S6W-38402
This year’s Programme for Government places economic growth and working to create business opportunities, sustainable fair work, higher wages, more housing and better infrastructure, at the forefront.However, our limited powers mean we also require decisive action from the UK Government to counter the damaging economic impacts of Brexit and the employers national insurance increases, and tackle the economic uncertainty currently being felt by business. S6W...
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Date answered:
20 June 2025
S6W-38687
The Scottish Government has consulted extensively on the continued use of virtual attendance since 2020 including through the pre-legislative consultation on the Bill.Since the conclusion of the Stage 1 debate, the Scottish Government has engaged further with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, the Lord Justice General and the Law Society of Scotland on the provisions relating to virtual attendance S6W...
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Date answered:
20 June 2025
S6W-38667
This will include the total number of hate crimes recorded by Police Scotland in 2024-25, and the number that were cleared up (i.e. where there exists a sufficiency of evidence under Scots law to justify consideration of criminal proceedings).In addition to the above, the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal service have also published Hate crime in Scotland, 2024-25.This provides details on hate crime-related charges reported to COPFS in Scotland, including decisions on how those charges will proceed (such as to Court proceedings, direct measures, no action etc.) S6W...
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Date answered:
18 June 2025
S6W-38509
This funding will support increased regional working and workforce recruitment to maximise capacity across the existing workforce. S6W-38509
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Date answered:
17 June 2025
S6W-38260
It will focus on prevention and tackling the building blocks of health—including good early years and education, fair work and income, healthy places, equitable healthcare, and the broader social and economic drivers of ill health. S6W-38260
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Date answered:
17 June 2025
S6W-37652
Capturing lived experience and local perceptions is essential to assessing the effectiveness of the facility and ensuring future policy and service development are informed by those most affected by this. S6W-37652
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Date answered:
17 June 2025
S6W-38500
Ministers and Scottish Government officials regularly meet with the leadership of all NHS Boards to provide support and scrutiny whilst reinforcing national priorities, including further action to reduce waiting times.In addition, the Scottish Government commissioned the ‘National Planned Care Team’ – part of the Centre for Sustainable Delivery (CfSD) - to support both scheduled and unscheduled service delivery, meeting with all Health Boards either monthly, bimonthly, quarterly or as needed.The National Planned Care Team supports NHS Boards to address their waiting times through engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, and supports various strategies to reduce the number and length of waits, minimise clinical risk, and ensure capacity is maximised.Scottish Government officials and the National Planned Care Team meet monthly with Chief Operating Officers and/or Acute Directors from all mainland Health Boards to review performance and delivery across all Planned Care specialities, including General Surgery (the speciality that covers hernia operations). S6W...
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Date answered:
17 June 2025
S6W-38218
Following the publication, we continue to consider with our stakeholders, the next steps. S6W-38218
