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.: Factors mentioned by MSPs as limiting their effectiveness in resolving their constituents’ problems included:
legislation, policies and processes that were “against” a constituent;
their lack of formal power, meaning they needed to rely on the goodwill of public bodies to reach a solution;
a lack of public resources to deliver the services required by the constituent to meet their needs;
a lack of flexibility and responsiveness on the part of public bodies;
difficult behaviour...
Committee reports
Date published:
10 December 2019
The Committee considers that the Scottish Government should produce an updated Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Scheme, including the need for additional infrastructure and changing consumer behaviours and the longer-term impacts. This should be available alongside the final draft Regulations.
We think this provision is inappropriate in cases of sexual harassment and should be revisited;
paragraph 6 of Section 7 of the Code states “Complaints from staff of bullying or harassment, including any allegation of sexual harassment, or any other inappropriate behaviour on the part of members will be taken seriously and investigated.”.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 September 2017
Melissa Donald of the British Veterinary Association conceded in evidence to the Committee that although a permanent enclosure can be provided for zoo animals, this only allows for "more" natural behaviour for the "bulk of the time".iiiEnvironment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, Official Report, 13 June 2017, Col 4
During the debate on the motion, some Members raised concerns in relation to the Regulations, including—
a lack of robust scientific evidence, such as:
the possible wider causes of tail injuries in working dogs;
the degree of success of similar exemptions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; and
the scale of the issue in Scotland;
a disproportionate number of puppies which would need to have their tails shortened in order to prevent injury in later life;
the potential impact on a dog's behaviour...
Amongst other issues raised, the Committee highlighted that more emphasis could be placed on how the planning process could contribute to climate change abatement, the difficulty in scrutinising how realistic climate change housing targets were, given that most of the related policies were still being developed and a lack of focus on how the Scottish Government will drive behaviour change in communities where climate change is a lower priority.
Other respondents considered that collective redress mechanisms were necessary in order to deter unlawful behaviour on the part of businesses and encourage safer working practices.
Antisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) can be used to prevent persons from engaging in antisocial behaviours which cause alarm or distress to their neighbours, including antisocial noise nuisance.
Forcing someone, in any way—I stress “in any way”—to participate in sexual activity is a crime already. It is behaviour that is completely unacceptable, deplorable and immoral, and it is also illegal.