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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the findings of the internal review conducted earlier this year by the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration on Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy.
Alex Fergusson (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (Con)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to address the issue of violent crime.
Bill Butler (Glasgow Anniesland) (Lab)
“Free the force to fight crime, plead police ” Scotland on Sunday
Also
“Unit will help police cut costs” BBC
“Savings will aid frontline police work ” Scotsman
Press release
“New unit aims to improve frontline policing” Scot. Exec.
“School damned for ‘pupil restraint” Sunday Herald
“Trouble-hit school may shut after bad report” Evening Times
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Film challenges political ideas about antisocial behaviour. 17.5.04.
Kerelaw School: unsatisfactory Inspector’s report. 29.4.04.
“Anger as Aids advert revives Glasgow’s ‘no mean city’ past” Herald
“Glasgow is still one mean city in French ad’s eyes” Sunday Times
Press release
“The Global Fund Launches First Media Campaign” Global Fund. Comtains link to ad clip.
Update
“Criminal releases safety pledge” BBC
“‘Scandal’ of released sex offenders ” Scotland on Sunday
“Call for more honest sentencing” Press and Journal
Following posted on 24.9.04.
“Early release sex offender admits attempted rape of toddler ” Scotsman
“Early release row after child sex attack ” Herald
“Man admits attempted child rape” BBC
See also
Sentencing Commission for Scotland
“Dunblane Centre opens to the public” Scottish TV
“New youth centre opens in Dunblane” Scottish TV
“Forever remembered: windows of our angels” Sunday Mail
See also
Dunblane Centre
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has conducted, or plans to conduct, a telephone survey of perceptions of crime levels and, if so, to whom it has awarded a contract for such a survey and whether it will publish the results.
Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases were marked “no proceedings” in each procurator fiscal office in each of the last five years, expressed also as a percentage of the total number of cases dealt with by each office.
Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive how many court cases were adjourned in 2003-04 because the accused were deemed to be medically unfit to stand trial.
Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab)