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For example, Adam Stachura expressed concern about the discretion afforded to local authorities in the Bill and whether this would set a precedent for moving more services online or being primarily accessed online in future.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 February 2021
The discussion and the visit led the Committee to agree to launch a major online consultation, seeking views from the public about what community wellbeing means to them.
The Committee then held an online meeting with representatives of island communities to listen to their current needs and future priorities for ferry services in Scotland.
Indeed, there has been a small shift to face-to-face contact (one hour per subject per week in my daughter’s case totalling three hours per week) with the rest online lectures of variable quality. Are unions therefore using government guidance to thwart a return?
While the provisions of the Bill do not require online engagement with Disclosure Scotland, it is expected that the majority of interactions will be online.
The written views, summary of written views and the analysis of the online responses can be found online.
Any inquiry of this type is more likely to receive evidence about what can be improved following people's negative experiences than what has gone well.
The policy note notes that the changes to he definition of Independent Medical Agencies are "particularly urgent" as online healthcare services are not currently regulated by HIS and the Scottish Government argues that this poses a public health risk.
One of the things that the member has acknowledged is the increase in online prostitution. If it is 80 per cent now— Not online, but off-street prostitution—indoors.