There are 58,878 results relating to "Best"
Order by
|
Official Report
Meeting date:
27 January 2011
Meeting of the Parliament 27 January 2011
Evidence to the Local Government and Communities Committee made it clear that not all councils are properly using the fit-and-proper-person test that is set out in current legislation, and that enforcement action by local authorities is at best patchy and in some cases non-existent.
Official Report
Meeting date:
24 November 2010
Meeting of the Parliament 24 November 2010
The UK Government made demands for sums of money that varied between £50,000, £1.2 million, £2.4 million, £3.9 million and £7 million. Despite the best efforts of the Scottish Government, we are still no clearer about what that money was for.
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 September 2010
Equal Opportunities Committee 21 September 2010
Because of our clients, we are committed to making the system work as effectively as it can—we are engaged in trying to ensure that it works as best it can.I agree that, as we concluded, the system is fundamentally flawed, because two processes—one of which informs the other—are being run in parallel.
Official Report
Meeting date:
27 May 2009
Health and Sport Committee, 27 May 2009
We must try to ensure that tobacco does not appear glamorous, especially to young age groups—those under 16. The best way of doing that is through education.
Official Report
Meeting date:
13 May 2009
Health and Sport Committee, 13 May 2009
The tobacco industry is among the best in the world at getting round legislation and will find some new technique or other.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
17 December 2025
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: A summary of stage 2 proceedings
The Assisted Dying Training Authority would have been responsible for setting and updating training standards for medical practitioners involved in assisted dying, accrediting providers and practitioners annually, and ensuring ongoing education reflects best practice, ethics, and societal attitudes.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 May 2025
Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
There is little evidence on whether this is indeed the case, and if so, whether any additional cost of prioritising local firms in procurement is the best way to spend public money in supporting local economies.
Committee reports
Date published:
3 October 2024
Delegated powers in the Education (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1
Committee consideration
In relation to the ‘powers to issue guidance’ in sections 8(2) and 9(3)(b)(iii), the DPM explains that requiring the Scottish Parliament to scrutinise guidance would not be the best use of parliamentary time, as it does not have the force of law.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 September 2024
Parental responsibilities and rights
PRRs exist where practicable and in the best interests of the child.iChildren (Scotland) Act 1995, sections 1 and 2.
Committee reports
Date published:
13 October 2023
Report tracking the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 2022-23
Rather he stressed the importance of working collaboratively to share best practice.
The Committee appreciates that the Scottish Government is in the midst of reviewing the Act in its entirety.
