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Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise manage and deliver the national training programme for young people, Skillseekers, through their network of local enterprise companies.
Only the last of these is outstanding and a report is expected by early next year.The Commission is currently preparing recommendations to Ministers on its sixth programme of law reform and this is likely to include a review of long residential leases.
In order to establish if trees and shrubs form what is commonly recognised as a hedge, local authorities should consider a number of criteria when making their assessment. The following criteria may assist in determining if trees and shrubs constitute a hedge.
In advance of payments being made, the Scottish Government committed to front-loading local authorities’ weekly grant payments by £150 million in May, £100 million in June, and by £50 million in July to assist local authority cash flow problems.
They will be taking verbatim notes of everything that is said. I think that they have some assistance in the form of information technology and that they do not have to do it all by shorthand, but perhaps they do–-I do not know.
If the question is not relevant to you, will you tell us of the personal experiences of those who have been involved? Your responses will assist our thinking on the issues. We would be happy to do so.
If we are not to give the police the direct responsibility of initiating an ASBO, how do we encourage the police to assist in the process? Is there a way in which, through dialogue, the police can be proactive in pursuing with other agencies the serving of an ASBO?
I ask members to check that they have copies of the bill, the marshalled list of amendments and the list of groupings to assist them during today's proceedings.I welcome Des McNulty MSP, the newly appointed Deputy Minister for Social Justice, to the meeting.