Publications
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Paying the Right Price
6 December 2010
Consumers’ attitudes and behaviours in managing household energy costs
Consumer Focus Scotland briefing for the Stage 1 Debate on the Property Factors (Scotland) Bill
6 December 2010
This briefing paper from Consumer Focus Scotland (CFS) is designed to inform and support Members of the Scottish Parliament participating in the following debate: *S3M-7531 Patricia Ferguson: Property Factors (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Property Factors (Scotland) Bill.
CFS written evidence to the Scottish Digital Panel Network
1 December 2010
Consumer Focus Scotland welcomes the appointment of an independent panel to investigate options for establishing and funding a new Scottish digital network (SDN).
Consumer Focus Scotland’s written evidence on the Certification of Death (Scotland) Bill
17 November 2010
Consumer Focus Scotland welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence on the Certification of Death (Scotland) Bill. Our former Director, Martyn Evans, was a member of the Burial and Cremation Review Group and we are pleased that the Bill is now taking the Group’s recommendations forward. We agree with the general principles of changing the legislation [...]
Consumer Focus Scotland written evidence to the Local Government and Communities Committee on the Draft Budget 2011-12 and the Scottish Spending Review
16 November 2010
Consumer Focus Scotland (CFS) welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to the Local Government and Communities Committee on the Draft Budget 2011-12 and the Scottish Spending Review. Consumer Focus Scotland recognises the challenge facing the Scottish Government and local authorities in dealing with the reduction in the budget.
Written Evidence to the Local Government and Communities Committee on the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Bill
16 November 2010
Consumer Focus Scotland welcomes the opportunity to provide written evidence on the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Bill to the Local Government and Communities Committee. We are supportive of the general principles of the Bill which are to “improve standards of service for consumers in private rented housing and enable continued sustainable growth in the [...]
CFS response to the Scottish Information Commissioner’s Consultation on revising the approach to publication schemes
5 November 2010
Consumer Focus Scotland supports the Scottish Information Commissioner’s (SIC) proposals for a single model publication scheme. The Scottish Consumer Council (SCC), one of our predecessor bodies, was represented on the sub-group of the Freedom of Information Implementation Group in 2003 and consistently argued that Scottish public authorities should pro-actively publish as much information as possible, [...]