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Karen Whitefield, Liz Smith, Margaret Smith, Hugh Henry and, latterly, Des McNulty have highlighted the weaknesses that the HMIE summary report identified in our child protection system across Scotland.
There is also no system that can quickly de-provision them when their employment is terminated.The identity and access management system will, therefore, be a key piece of functionality in enabling portal technology to deliver what we need to see to do our job.
However, the designation process is flexible—ministers will have the power to de-designate as well as to designate, for instance—so I hope that that gives the member comfort.
Thirdly, there was the tripwire, which means that if 90 per cent of the quota is reached by 15 November, there must be selective fishing only, which de facto is not possible, so that means a shutdown.
If we need structural change, it is incumbent on the Parliament or local government itself to specify the de minimis service that the organisations must ensure is delivered and then to ensure that it is actually delivered.
However, the bill will restrict a large number of people from entering the field, although it will still be possible to build up a new activity that would be commercial by any other standards, except for the primary care eligibility criterion for directors. Which is pretty de minimis. Can NHS Dumfries and Galloway submit its view later on Professor Pollock'...
Whether one opts for the nuclear option and comes up against Electricité de France in all its various guises or whether one goes for various forms of renewables that involve collaboration with Vattenfall or DONG Energy, we need to have a combination of economic modelling and—to put it bluntly—diplomatic options.
By making the decision one of last resort and by setting out the factors that must be considered, such as alternatives to closure and the impact on the community, we are de facto creating a presumption. Is it a matter of semantics?
Nobody can expect individual members of the public to engage unless the bodies that work for them are seen actively to be pulling in that direction. I touched on the issue that Des McNulty raised in his first question when I talked about how it was business as usual, with rising demand, until about 18 months ago.We need to turn that round by getting on to a...
I am confident that it should be possible to manage the problem in the context of the SPS's overall budget. The figures are by no means de minimis, but they are not of such proportions as to cause me not to be confident in our ability to manage the problem.