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The template also includes all those statutory phrases about governance, responsibility and accountability that really do not encourage people to apply.A central team is now taking over some responsibility for the advertisements but, clearly, it will not make massive changes until the strategy has been agreed.
I have to say, with respect, that I think that the board has been surprised by the position that we have taken. We have made it feel more accountable professionally and publicly, through the press campaigns and the meetings that we have had with it.
The Committee’s inquiry did not explore this aspect of remand, but was instead focused on prisoners held on remand prior to trial (which accounts for the majority of the remand population).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 November 2010
Environmental voluntary organisations work in a variety of ways to hold the Scottish Government to account for particular aspects of sustainability policy, including through regular meetings with ministers.
We are therefore not in favour of monitoring the effectiveness of the deployment of the toolbox by checking how many schools have introduced it. We are more interested in accounting for the outcomes that schools achieve in relation to children who have additional support needs, including those who are on the autistic spectrum.
Developments such as yours are taking into account all these issues, whether the environment or active travel, but we also see the continuation of urban sprawl and out-of-town shopping.