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To ask the Scottish Executive what impact assessment was carried out before changes were made to the interpretation of eligibility criteria for voluntary organisations seeking to access enhanced or standard disclosure checks for staff and volunteers working with vulnerable adults. The changes arose following audit compliance work by Disclosure Scotland whi...
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Date answered:
27 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice on 24 October 2008 of £1 million additional funding to deliver speedier community penalties, whether it intends to provide further funding to allow community justice authorities to (a) deliver speedier community sentences and (b) cope with an increased number of ...
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Date answered:
27 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice on 24 October 2008 of £1 million additional funding to deliver speedier community penalties, whether it considers that community justice authorities will require additional funding to (a) deliver speedier community sentences and (b) cope with an increased number ...
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Date answered:
27 April 2009
The number of prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs) purchased in the Fife Health Board area for the years in question are provided in the following table: Length of PPC 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Four month PPCs 8,089 8,687 9,...
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Date answered:
15 April 2009
The closest external cause diagnosis code is for ˜assault by sharp object'', data on which is held centrally by Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland at the following link:http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5337.html.
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Date answered:
14 April 2009
This funding expired in November 2008. Following representations from devolved administrations and industry stakeholders, a further £2 million was made available in 2009 from the GB Animal Health and Welfare budget.
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Date answered:
19 March 2009
The 248 repeat offenders had a charge proved for crimes/offences (in the period back to 1 April 1997) on the following number of occasions: (a) 125 people - two occasions; (b) 60 people - three occasions; (c) 20 people - four occasions; (d) 43 people - five to ten occasions, and (e) No one had a charge proved for crimes on more than 10 occasions.
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Date answered:
18 March 2009
The Scottish Executive have issued guidance to local authorities to promote healthy eating as follows: Hungry for Success H4S Training Manual Free Fruit in Schools Nutrient Specifications Healthy Eating in Schools Totals 2002-...
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Date answered:
12 March 2009
The amount paid annually to each of the 10 authorities is set out in the following table: £ Million Aberdeenshire 1.40 East Renfrewshire 1.25 Edinburgh 6.62 Falkirk 8.64 Fife 3.68 Glasgow 14.67 Hi...
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows: The Scottish Prison Service provides a range of educational and employment programmes in all prisons, including HM yoi Polmont.