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Other reasons were that the centres would give women a supportive environment and access to outside resources, such as drug treatment and contact with drug counsellors. I attended a meeting of the Howard League for Penal Reform a few nights ago, at which Pat Carlen commented on the prison system in England and Wales.
That is another issue that will benefit from consultation. We are in close contact with consumer organisations and with the public sector and private sector bodies that have given evidence over the past few weeks.
Also, a council member who has not had any contact with the solicitor complained against—who does not know or has not spoken to that solicitor—could say to the council that they think that the committee should consider the matter again.
That is why we recommend the use of a shotgun to dispatch foxes. I go even further than that. I contacted Strathclyde police to check the availability of humane killers—small guns, such as .22s—to dispatch foxes in an urban environment.
As the Liberal Democrat local government spokesman over the past four years, I have had many contacts with Dumfries and Galloway Council and the excellent Liberal Democrat councillors, such as Joan Mitchell, who are involved in leading it.
That would bear further scrutiny when we have our other witnesses. I am aware from contact with LEADER groups that raising matching funding has been a major difficulty.
The assessment can be kept on the computer.When someone contacts the social work department—or a secondary care agency—it needs to know immediately whether that person is known to any of the relevant agencies.
We should be able to trace right back to a person's first point of contact with the services. We can encourage nurses and social workers to talk to one another, but to ensure a speedy and responsive service, the information systems upon which it is based must be in place.Work force planning presents a major challenge.