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Although I am not absolutely familiar with the up-to-date position, in the past Scottish lawyers could not practise in England and English lawyers could not practise in Scotland, and very few were qualified to practise under both jurisdictions.
For example, it may want to assess whether a specifically Scottish solution could be introduced at a later date. We must recognise that there was such an option on the table.
In producing those reports, the Commission is likely to take a more general look at what is happening. A date has not been set formally for a review, but the Commission will have to produce reports on how various aspects of the proposals are working.
However, the statistics that the RIA uses are from 1995. Do we have any more up-to-date statistics? There is clearly quite a big public health issue, and there is not much that a member of the public can do about it.
The informal feedback is that the date should be as soon as possible after 1 May, which is enlargement day, although that week would be impractical for many people.
It was widely recognised that Scotland's building standards system dated from another age. However, prior to devolution, there was little prospect of parliamentary time being made available to deal with those deficiencies.
Registration does not require compliance with food safety legislation, it is always out of date, there is no power to refuse registration and there is not enough protection for consumers.