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Date answered:
22 November 2007
S3W-06337
Government plansto build police capacity will work within the tripartite relationship byworking in partnership with conveners and with ACPOS to set clear strategicpriorities for policing; by giving police boards the tools and incentives toeffectively hold chief constables to account; and by respecting the operationalindependence of chief constables.Under thetripartite arrangement for the accountability for the police service in Scotland outlined in the Police (Scotland) Act 1967:Scottish ministersretain overall responsibility for national policing policy and to promote national resilience,capacity and capability.Police authoritiesoversee the work of the chief constable and hold him/her to account for thepolicing of the force area, control the budget for the force and so provide thechief constable with the resources necessary to police the area efficiently andeffectively. Through the duty of Best...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 October 2007
S3W-04632
Other factorsoutwith the school such as the child’s pre-school experience and the influenceand involvement of the home will also impact on the children’s ability to dowell.If Scotland is to be the best it can be in the 21st century, weneed children and young people who are effective contributors, responsiblecitizens and confident individuals as well as succ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 October 2007
S3W-04029
Both central and localgovernment have made significant investments in the e-government agenda and believethis needs to be supplemented by a reduction in compulsory paper based administrativerequirements so that more flexible and effective methods can be used to deliverinformation.In the short-termwe will continue to use local newspapers where legislation requires this, but willreview advertising procedures and content to allow us to develop best...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 September 2007
S3W-04114
The results of the study will help to inform the current review ofSPP3 and related guidance, and will also be relevant to the currentplanning reforms.Officials arecurrently in the process of establishing a system that will allow theinformation collected by local authorities in housing land audits to be used bythe Scottish Government to monitor the amount of affordable housing that isbeing built, and are in the early stages of discussions with local authoritiesabout the best...
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Date answered:
19 September 2007
S3W-03838
This includes benchmarking and informationgathering to support the improvement process, and publication later this yearof standards for integrated care pathways which will give local servicesguidance on how best to structure care for those with dementia, depression,bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and personality disorders.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 September 2007
S3W-03378
I have asked Dr PaulStollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency (SBSA) to answer.His response is as follows:Revised energy standardswere introduced on 1 May 2007 for all new buildings and also existing buildingswhich are converted, extended or altered. These measures are the best in the UK and encourage developers to consider the use...
Committee reports
Date published:
20 March 2026
Scottish Broadcasting - Effects of consolidation and centralisation
In relation to the BBC, Screen Scotland contended that “creative origination from within Scotland is best achieved by BBC commissioners for the BBC network who live and work in Scotland”.33Screen Scotland. (2026).
Committee reports
Date published:
17 February 2026
Subordinate legislation considered by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 11 February 2026
More broadly, repeated references to future consultation and forthcoming work risk substituting process for action, particularly where the best available evidence already points clearly to the main source of mortality.
Committee reports
Date published:
13 February 2026
Summary of Evidence of the Withdrawn Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill - Part 4 – School Education
_b_index=0&uuId=342179465 Dr Emma Forbes of COPFS noted that for a child experiencing domestic abuse at home, the perpetrator of the abuse withdrawing them from the class “will certainly not be in the child’s best interests; it is obviously another form of control."
Committee reports
Date published:
9 September 2024
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013: Phase 2 - Summary of recommendations
The Committee calls on COSLA and Health and Social Care Scotland to ensure examples of best practice in these specific areas are disseminated across all HSCPs and local authorities.
