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Dr Alistair Clark and Professor Toby James warned that “that voters do not pay sufficiently close attention to electoral matters to avoid potential problems which risk de-franchising those who get it wrong”.xivDr Alistair Clark and Professor Toby James, written submission.
David Bell noted the potential risks this could bring and emphasised the need to get disability estimates right, referring to the Scottish Government’s experience of free personal care which had a budget overspend.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 February 2020
We went down that path because we believed that it was the best route to get properly recognised and rewarded for our role in comparison with other uniformed and professional services.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 November 2019
In her first recommendation, Dame Denise stated that in order to improve services and give young people the care they need, the focus must be on stronger prevention and early intervention, more generic, community-based care so specialist services are freed up for the people who need them most, and better information to the public about where they can get he...
They also told us that one “of the things that you get from our expertise is confidence in the question” and that “confidence brings acceptance from the voters and campaigners, which allows you to go off and debate the issues rather than the question.
Committee reports
Date published:
16 September 2019
I would also try to ensure that information about all the qualifications that children get, whether through the SQA or not, is publicly available, so that we can see how schools are doing.
Whilst improvements have been made, Ms Deacon told the Committee that there is still work to do to get to a “… place that is mutually respectful and which works for the benefit of policing in Scotland”.8Justice Committee. (2018, October 30).