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It is an important thought that small steps, all in the right direction, can achieve a great result.16:04 It is difficult to be certain. The next census may show a continued decline, but at a slower rate, or we may have halted the decline.
The strategy document mentions voluntary codes and then says, “If they don’t work, we’ll do X and Y.” With respect, the minister may as well take out the “If they don’t work”; they will not, except at the margins.
I am sure that most members agree that, although the previous Executive may not win any prizes for coming up with the catchiest acronym, the thrust of GIRFEC was spot on.
In some incidents, such as where the patient is distressed and wandering, it may be necessary and in the patient's own interests to prescribe antipsychotic drugs.
I am not entirely clear about the effect of all that, but it may be to retain the need for the Crown to prove the absence of free agreement.I have three questions for Margaret Curran and, more particularly, for the Cabinet Secretary for Justice.
It would be open to the corporate body members to raise questions, but we may be treading into difficult areas where, for example, a complex issue takes a long time to investigate.