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In its time, it has been applied only rarely, although notoriously it was used to charge Des Warren, Ricky Tomlinson and the Shrewsbury pickets in 1973.
There are mechanisms to allow for that in relation to whether the fish could survive being discarded, with high levels of survivability; whether there is de minimis catch, which would come off the existing quota; or whether there would be a disproportionate cost in forcing somebody to take the catch.
I spoke recently to the council’s chief executive, Des Murray, who told me that there will be multidisciplinary teams in the hubs and that the council is considering giving them shared funding and decision-making powers.
As Audit Scotland explained in its report, we have deferred the development of a brand new mapping system—the land parcel information system—until at least 2016, simply to de-risk the programme and to maximise our chances of making payments on time.
What has not been mentioned is the decision that we took early on to de-risk day 1. To ensure that operational delivery continued, we did not introduce significant ICT changes.
Given that midwives and health visitors have a role in the early part of a child’s life, there is already a de facto named person. That perhaps reflects the point that Ms Mayo made.