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The local government finance settlements have been maintained over the period 2012-16, with extra money for additional responsibilities, and, as a result, the total settlement in 2015-16 now amounts to over £10.85 billion.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has taken account of spending on extra welfare and pensions costs in its proposals to boost UK spending by £165 billion and, if not, how these would be paid for.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 December 2013
The first phase of the Highland Main Line improvements has been completed delivering two extra trains per day each way from December 2011 and journey time improvements of up to 17 minutes from December 2012.
The GIRFEC Highland Pathfinder showed that, by having a Named Person, a child’s needs are identified at an earlier stage and, where necessary, the child receives extra support form different agencies much more quickly.
Perceived advantages of the tied model include that: it makes it easier for some people to enter the industry (renting rather than buying a pub); it makes economies of scale possible (tenants paying less for fixtures and fittings); and that it enables some tenants to benefit from additional extras to help drive up business, such as satellite television or, ...
The penalty for non-provision of information to assessors will be £100, and a further £100, 21 days later, followed by £20 extra each day after that. The maximum penalty from assessors is £500, or the RV of the property on the day the penalty notice is given, whichever is greater.
As set out in sections 271A, 271C and 271D of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”), the court can take extra steps (called 3 ‘special measures’ ) to help vulnerable witnesses give the best evidence they can.