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The provisions in amendment 86 are already a significant part of Dr Simpson’s recently introduced member’s bill, the Alcohol (Licensing, Public Health and Criminal Justice) (Scotland) Bill.
Their organisational mission is to lead the development of a rights-based culture in Scotland and ensure that children’s voices are actively engaged in shaping our world.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 January 2024
I will read out the quotation at the end if I have time. Of course, the key to the bill’s successful implementation is increasing the young population’s awareness of their right to vote and the need to make an informed decision.
As members can imagine, those partners are organisations such as Skills Development Scotland, Colleges Scotland, Universities Scotland and local authorities—everyone who has a role to play.
Gerard Wilkie of Educational Institute of Scotland called for a long‑term approach to resourcing , warning that in his view teachers cannot meet rising levels of need without smaller classes and greater access to specialist ASN expertise:
Scotland needs a long-term resourcing strategy.
With regard to the national care service work, a full range of impact assessments, including an island communities impact assessment, were done on the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill, in line with statutory duties and commitments.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 September 2021
On 19 March 2021, we published Scotland’s Scams Prevention, Awareness & Enforcement Strategy, which will facilitate a more coordinated approach to tackling scams in Scotland.