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10:45 A few years ago, there was a backlog on the investigation side, but that has now cleared, and the referrals that are coming through to us are really quite up to date now. If we are going to hold a hearing, we do it within six to 12 weeks.
Historically, a two-thirds threshold has been considered when the jury majority in place in Scotland has been looked at previously. That dates back to the Thomson committee on criminal procedure in Scotland; it looked at a huge range of issues, one of which was whether the simple majority should be maintained or adjusted.
You are absolutely right that some of the SFC’s powers are pretty blunt and out of date. If we are going to move into a space where we are empowering colleges and principals to deliver for their local economies and giving them a bit of freedom to do that, we need to be sure that the right governance is in place, whether it be on college boards or through th...
We are making good progress towards those targets, which were originally drawn with a view towards a target date of 2023. We will review those targets based on the census data.
Between the 1980s and 2012—I apologise if the latter date is wrong—the number of people who said that women should be predominantly responsible for care decreased by only 10 per cent.
That is how we are managing to get business done. We need to keep up to date with that resourcing. Ruth Crawford said that it is not for the legal profession to pay for that, but I would challenge that.
Review of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under items 2 and 3 5. Draft Budget 2021-2022: The Committee will consider the response from Scottish Government on the Draft Budget 2021 -2022. 6.
It is reasonable to assume that these pupils and students will not make use of the universal scheme during term time (38 weeks/year for schools; 33 weeks/year for colleges and universities) but will do so during school holidays or university or college 16 vacations.