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A pilot scheme will be started in Fife in April, so we can evaluate the scheme in two different areas. The scheme involves regular contact between the offender and the sheriff and looks towards rehabilitation rather than imprisonment.
I understand why people wonder about the point of reporting incidents when they are told that there will be a delay when they contact the police and when they find out that more cases are marked "no proceedings" when they are referred to the procurator fiscal.
Many of Scotland's pensioners buy their clothes in charity shops.The central heating programme is welcome, but what is its point if people cannot afford to switch on the heating?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 March 2005
Due to the nature of the housing association data collection, it is not possible to separate Rent to Mortgage sales from Right to Buy sales for housing associations (and the latter will form the majority of the sales).2.