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“Inmates ‘don’t flout trips out’” Evening Telegraph
Following posted on 27.10.06
“Assurances over prisoners’ leave” Courier
Following posted on 24.10.06
“Jail leave claims played down” Courier
“Hundreds of inmates set for Christmas home leave” Press and Journal
“Christmas leave granted to 300 prisoners” Scotsman
“Crackdown stalls boy racers” Evening News
Posted by MM on Tue 31st Oct 2006 at 7:03 amThe Justice Committees will meet today, Tuesday 31st October at 1.30 pm in Committee Room 1 and will hear evidence on the budget process 2007-08 from Tony Cameron, Chief Executive, and Willie Pretswell, Director of Finance and Business Services, Scottish Prison Service; Sir William Rae QPM, Honorary Secretary, and Doug Cross, Secretary, Finance Standing Committee, Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland; Cathy Jamieson MSP, Minister for Justice, Robert Gordon, Head of Justice Department and Ruth Ritchie, Justice Finance Team, Finance and Central Services Department, Scottish Executive.
Papers not online at time posting.
The Public Petitions Committee meets this morning at All Saints Secondary School, Ryehill Road, Springburn, Glasgow and will inter alia hear petitions relating to the health implications of the sale of cheap alcohol and a proposed inquiry into the number of drug related deaths in Scotland.
Agenda and papers
Press release
“MSPs go back to school for 1,000th public petition” Scottish Parliament
Also
CjScotland 5.10.06: Committee receives 1000th petition: cheap alcohol sales concern pupils
Press release
“Record response to recruitment campaign” Scot. Exec.
See also
http://www.childrenshearingsscotland.gov.uk/
“Anti-social measures ‘a success’” BBC
Press release
“Tackling antisocial behaviour” Scot. Exec.
Update
“A counsel of despair to suggest heroin should be legalised ” Herald
“Inclusion and social control are the ways to tackle drugs problem” Herald
Following posted on 25.10.06
“The dangers of drug use aren’t as simple as ABC” Herald. Neil McKeganey is Professor of Drug Misuse Research at Glasgow University.
See also
The Government reply to the Science and Technology Committee report ‘Drug classification: making a hash of it?’(October 2006)
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (July 2006): Drug classification: making a hash of it?
Also
CjScotland 31.7.06: Commons Committee report critical of drugs classification
“Sex offenders ‘will escape justice’” Scotland on Sunday
See also
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 s.80
Update
“Sculptor hoping Nike will win over doubters” Courier
Following posted on 30.8.05
“Fury over £1,500 ‘hoodie’ statue plan” Scotsman
“Hoody immortalised in bronze” Times
“‘Hoodie’ statue provokes outrage” BBC
Following posted on 29.8.05
“Hoody youth captured in bronze for council” Courier
“‘Hoody’ sculpture commissioned” Grampian TV
Update
“McConnell welcomes Forres Asbo” Press and Journal 28. 10 06
“First minister backs town’s Asbos” BBC
Following posted on 25.10.06
“Moray teenagers given Asbo bans” BBC
“Landmark five-year Asbo for teenage gang who terrorised town” Herald
“Tough ASBOs ban teenage gang from town centre for five years” Scotsman