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For the purposes of section 10, a sibling includes:
a sibling "by virtue of adoption, marriage or civil partnership and whether of the half-blood or of the whole-blood"; and
"any other person with whom the child has lived or is living and with whom the child has an ongoing relationship with the character of a relati...
As part of its inquiry into ADHD and autism pathways and support, the Committee undertook online informal engagement with a number of individuals with lived experience of autism and/or ADHD in September 2025.
Consumer Scotland's role in relation to vulnerable consumers
Section 6(4) of the Bill would require Consumer Scotland to have regard to the interests of vulnerable consumers
The definition of vulnerable consumers includes:
people who are sick or disabled;
older people;
people with low incomes; and
people who have fewer consumer options because of where they live - including those who live in remote rural and island communities.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 February 2011
A summary of this report will also be provided to the Living with Cancer Programme meeting on 17 March 2011, which in turn will be reported to the Scottish Cancer Taskforce meeting in May 2011 S3W-39145
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
4 February 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether youth groups and clubs requiring disclosure checks will have direct access to the electronic Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme system as stated on its website and what the reasons are for its position on this matter When the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme goes live on 28 February 2011 all applications and disclo...
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it expects NHS boards to provide to severely disabled children with serious health problems living at home and whether each board satisfies its requirements.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what schemes offer the best examples of ways in which drug and alcohol offenders can build constructive lives. The best way to reduce alcohol and drug-related crime is to get problem drug users into appropriate treatment and support services.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will tackle obesity in children We published Healthy Eating, Active Living: An action plan to improve diet, increase physical activity and tackle obesity in June 2008.