Response 884521672 to Covid recovery: a consultation on public health, public services and justice system reforms - Scottish Government consultations

Response 884521672

Chapter 2 - Public health resilience

Question 1. Education: powers to make directions to close educational establishments in order to reduce the spread of infection within and to ensure the continuity of education during pandemics

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic H1 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic H1 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic H1 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

If you have any comments on either the provisions for Topic H1 (Education: powers to make directions to close educational establishments, and to ensure continuity of education) or the proposal for permanence, please write them in the box below.

every one should be given a digital device if a school closes with free WIFI, families need more support with school work and there should not be a difference in distant learning in accordance with the poorer areas.

Question 2. Power to make public health protection regulations

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic H2 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic H2 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic H2 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 3. Vaccinations and immunisations

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic H3 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic H3 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic H3 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 4. Virtual public meetings under the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010

Please select one item

I think the proposed provisions for Topic H4 should be developed

I do not think the proposed provisions for Topic H4 should be developed

Unsure

I have no view

If you have any comments on the provisions for Topic H4 (Virtual public meetings under the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010) please write them in the box below.

think where possible that bot in person and virtual meeting should take place

Chapter 3 - Public services and justice system reform

Question 5. Alcohol licensing remote hearings

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P1 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P1 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P1 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 6. Bankruptcy: debt level that enables creditors to pursue the bankruptcy of a debtor through the courts

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P2 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent (i.e. with a creditor petition debt level of £10,000 as per the current provisions)

I think the provisions for Topic P2 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent with an amended creditor petition debt level of £5,000

I think the provisions for Topic P2 should be extended beyond March 2022 (i.e. with a creditor petition debt level of £10,000 as per the current provisions), but not made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P2 should be extended beyond March 2022 with an amended creditor petition debt level of £5,000, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P2 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 7. Bankruptcy: electronic service of documents

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P3 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P3 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P3 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 8. Bankruptcy: moratoriums on diligence

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P4 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent (i.e. with a moratorium period of 6 months as per the current provisions)

I think the provisions for Topic P4 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent with an amended moratorium period of 12 weeks

I think the provisions for Topic P4 should be extended beyond March 2022 (i.e. with a moratorium period of 6 months as per the current provisions), but not made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P4 should be extended beyond March 2022 with an amended moratorium period of 12 weeks, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P4 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 9. Bankruptcy: virtual meetings of creditors

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P5 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P5 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P5 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

If you have any comments on either the provisions for Topic P5 (Bankruptcy: virtual meetings of creditors) or the proposal for permanence, please write them in the box below.

need to offer both

Question 10. Care services: giving of notices by the Care Inspectorate

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P6 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P6 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P6 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 11. Civic government licensing remote hearings

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P7 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P7 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P7 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 12. Courts: intimation, etc. of documents

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P8 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P8 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P8 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 13. Criminal justice: arrangements for the custody of persons detained at police stations

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P9 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P9 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P9 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 14. Freedom of Information: giving notice electronically

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P10 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P10 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P10 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 15. Legal aid

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P11 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P11 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P11 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 16. Legal writings etc

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P12 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P12 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P12 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 17. Mental health: named person nomination

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P13 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P13 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P13 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 18. Parole Board: delegation

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P14 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P14 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P14 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 20. Remote registration of deaths and still-births

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P16 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P16 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic P16 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 21. Remote registration of live births

Please select one item

I think the proposed provisions for Topic P17 should be developed

I do not think the proposed provisions for Topic P17 should be developed

Unsure

I have no view

Question 22 . Tenancies: protection against eviction (discretionary grounds of eviction); and pre-action requirements for eviction proceedings on ground of rent arrears

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic P18 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P18 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent, but only to the extent that rent arrears should continue to be a discretionary eviction ground – with all other eviction grounds returning to their pre-pandemic status

I think the provisions for Topic P18 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic P18 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent, but only to the extent that rent arrears should continue to be a discretionary eviction ground – with all other eviction grounds returning to their pre-pandemic status

I do not think the provisions for Topic P18 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Chapter 4 - Responding to the impact of Covid in the justice system

Question 23. Courts and tribunals: conduct of business by electronic means

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic J1 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic J1 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic J1 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 24. Courts and tribunals: virtual attendance

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic J2 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic J2 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic J2 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 25. Criminal justice: early release of prisoners

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic J3 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic J3 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic J3 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

If you have any comments on either the provisions for Topic J3 (Criminal justice: early release of prisoners) or the proposal for extension beyond March 2022, please write them below.

I think that we need to look at day of release a lot sooner and have housing and support services heavily involved in this. the early release prisoner during Covid allowed us to know in advance the housing need.

Question 26. Criminal justice: expiry of undertaking

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic J4 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic J4 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic J4 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 27. Criminal justice: fiscal fines

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic J5 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic J5 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic J5 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 28. Criminal justice: national court for cases beginning with an appearance from custody

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic J6 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic J6 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic J6 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 29. Criminal justice: time limits - relating to the time limit on summary-only cases at section 136 of the 1995 Act

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic J7(i) should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic J7(i) should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic J7(i) should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 30. Criminal justice: time limits - remand time limits at section 65(4) and section 147(1)

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic J7(ii) should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic J7(ii) should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic J7(ii) should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 31. Criminal justice: time limits - extending time limits relating to the maximum time between first appearance on petition and the first diet/preliminary hearing and commencement of the trial at section 65(1)

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic J7(iii) should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic J7(iii) should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic J7(iii) should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 32. Criminal Justice: time limits - removing time limits on the length of individual adjournments for inquiries

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic J7(iv) should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic J7(iv) should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic J7(iv) should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Question 33. Proceeds of Crime

Please select one item

I think the provisions for Topic J8 should be extended beyond March 2022 and made permanent

I think the provisions for Topic J8 should be extended beyond March 2022, but not made permanent

I do not think the provisions for Topic J8 should be extended or made permanent

Unsure

I have no view

Chapter 5 - Final questions

Question 34. General Covid recovery question

Please select one item

Yes

Unsure

I have no view