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Later on, in the full roll-out, we can perhaps come to a different decision, but we need to get the procedure working. I have sympathy for Jackie Baillie's and Richard Simpson's points.
I am sure that he wakes up thinking about the bill, but he will now be able to get his life back and get back to playing in his band, which he does so well.
I worry about the apparent lack of a target for getting people in at the front end. If we do not get people into treatment programmes at the front end, we will certainly not get them out the other end.
These arrangements are over and above the requirement of notification under the terms of the Sex Offences (Scotland) Act 2003. SPS is actively involved in planning the MAPPA supervision arrangements.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 February 2026
Conversely, Scottish Rural Action told us that data from rural areas is often absorbed into national data meaning it frequently “gets lost.”
In respect of civil legal aid, the Committee has considered this topic in detail through its inquiry on civil legal assistance.
I want to work, I want to thrive as an individual, a parent, a citizen, an employee but I honestly feel like I get so paralysed and overwhelmed and burnout due to suspected ADHD that I’m not able to ...
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2025
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Some stakeholders highlighted the practical nature of aftercare that many young people were likely to seek, with Grandparents Apart UK noting that this could involve "opening a bank account, budgeting, getting suitable accommodation, gas/electric suppliers, paying bills, how to get a mobile phone contr...
But I mean that's still happening now, that hasn't changed. […] Getting up to date data that we trusted [was a] big challenge, big, big challenge for us.”