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Background
In January 2013, the Scottish Government introduced measures by way of the principal Regulations to reduce the council tax liability of people who have a low income. Following the UK Government's abolition of council tax benefit from April 2013, people who were previously in receipt of council tax benefit received an equivalent reduction in liabi...
In evidence to the Committee Assistant Chief Constable Higgins explained that Police Scotland intends to provide railway policing training for all its officers, as follows:
we will run an upskilling programme for existing officers; in addition, we will extend the initial probationary period for every new recruit to Police Scotland from 11 weeks to 13 or 14 ...
Using the powers would be very expensive to follow through on. They are not a one off fix; if we go into a section 8 we are probably in for the long haul; we are not in today and out tomorrow.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2023
Committee consideration
The Committee has taken evidence on the Bill in five meetings as follows—
18 June 2023: Scottish Government Bill Team;
24 October 2023: Two panels representing accommodation providers;
31 October 2023: Local authorities followed by the European Tourism Association (ETOA);
7 November 2023: Representatives of the tourism sector followed by Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) and other local stakeholders.
14 November 2023: COSLA followed by the Minister.
If we turn that statistic around, what benefits will follow through reduced reoffending? What benefits will follow a successful reform of summary justice, which creates a public perception that justice is swift?
Is it possible, or has it already been proposed, that the Scottish Parliament might follow the model of the European Parliament’s paid traineeships for people with disabilities?