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To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25676 by Mr Andy Kerr on 27 May 2002, whether the answer fully complies with the letter and spirit of the Code of Practice on Access to Scottish Executive Information.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the remarks made in the Sunday Times on 5 May 2002 attributed to Susan Stewart, First Secretary for Scottish Affairs in the British Embassy in Washington DC, reflect its official policy pertaining to the Gaelic language.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25646 by Cathy Jamieson on 21 May 2002, on how many occasions in each of the last five years the Children's Reporter has been informed by a social work department that a child has been placed in a unit other than that specified by a children's hearing.
No, section 26 of the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 states that local authorities may provide and maintain public toilets but lays no statutory obligation upon them to do so.
There was no provision for defaulting debtors in shared ownership housing in the draft scheme which was issued for consultation last year. We may wish to review this, in due course, in the light of experience of the initial operation of the scheme.
Section 101 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 provides that, at certain advertised times, any member of the public may inspect and make copies of a local authorities accounts and related papers, including the Common Good Funds.
The department does not operate a specific discretionary bonus scheme, but under the annual staff appraisal system managers may make recommendations for bonus payments to staff.