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Given the complexities that can be faced in individual cases, it is best that the practical arrangements that govern how the bail order is given to the accused be left to the people who work in the court.
We do not agree with the SSP that the Scottish service tax is the best replacement for the council tax, although we agree that a replacement is needed urgently.
I support the Executive's view that the licensing function should remain local, because local representatives are best placed to take on board local influences.