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Date published:
17 May 2018
Stage 1 Report on the Planning (Scotland) Bill - Report Recommendations
We consider any training in planning should be considered as part of a continuous professional development programme for Councillors. We invite COSLA and the Improvement Service to consider broadening the range of training available to Councillors on planning to include—
best practice in community engagement in planning
equalities and human rights duties
c...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 December 1999
S1W-03091
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to amend the legal aid restrictions so that the receipt of incapacity benefit and other benefits is not taken into account when calculating income in applications for legal aid funding. An applicant for advice and assistance who is in receipt of income support, income-based jobseekers allowance, Disabled Person's Tax Credit (previously Disability Working Allowance) and Working Families Tax Credit (previously Family Credit) and has disposable capital of less than £1,000 will receive advice and assistance with no contribution.An applicant for advice and assistance who is in receipt of a back to work bonus or payments made under the Earnings Top-up Scheme 1996, Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 or section 12B of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, will have these disregarded when calculating his or her disposable income and capital.An applicant for civil legal aid who is in receipt of income support; income-based jobseekers allowance; back to work bonus; payments made under the Earnings Top-up Scheme 1996, Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 or section 12B of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968; disability living allowance; constant attendance allowance; payment made out of the social fund, will have these disregarded when calculating his or her disposable income and capital.When calculating an applicant's disposable income and capital for advice and assistance and civil legal aid, allowances are also made for "dependent persons", the applicant's "tools and implements of trade" and such like.We have no plans for Incapacity Benefit to be disregarded from the calculation of an applicant's disposable income or disposable capital for advice and assistance or civil legal aid.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 October 2005
S2W-18902
Further details on the projects funded are available from VAF.Table Three Scheme 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 Total £ Voluntary Action Fund: Main Grant Programme 18,685 48,087 78,467 100,837 246,076 Ethnic Minorities Grant Scheme: Main Grant 244,129 261,312 371,157 319,100 1,196,498 EMGS: Capacity Building Grant Scheme - 63,080 27,559 76,035 166,674 EMGS: Small Grant Scheme - 92,819 47,759 - 140,578 Valuing Volunteers Grant Scheme - 7,930 9,094 6,720 23,744 Grand Total (£) 1,773,570 The Scottish Executive also funds local projects which assist with the integration of refugees into their host communities.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 May 2006
S2W-25903
For the 2006-07financial year, we have increased the provision by £9 million to £162 million.Local authorities can onlybe expected to provide assistance with the preparation of food free of chargeif the individual concerned is assessed as requiring such assistance.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 March 2005
S2W-14746
These include strategic support on companies' readiness to internationalise; the provision of market research; delivering customisedentry support for companies looking at new markets; assistance on outward missionsand attendance at major exhibitions, and in-market assistance through SDI's network of overseas offices....
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 February 2005
S2W-14063
Local authorities have a general duty to deal with emergencies and there is no automatic entitlement to special assistance. In exceptional circumstances authorities can apply under the Bellwin Scheme for emergency assistance to meet any undue financial assistance.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 December 2001
S1W-21106
To ask the Scottish Executive what direct or indirect financial assistance it has given to the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in the last two years and what the purpose of the assistance was.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 December 2001
S1W-20115
Information is not held centrally on the numbers of young people who receive this assistance. S1W-20115
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 October 2001
S1W-18178
Assistance to get up and to go to bed. Transfers including use of a hoist.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 April 2000
S1W-03502
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to assist patients and families of patients with travel expenses incurred attending the National Cochlea Implant Centre.
