Updated: 29/07/2021, 11:06 am
Regulators only investigated 5% of complaints about care homes for older people as Covid-19 was leaving a trail of tragedy across Scotland last year.
Shock data shows a huge drop in the number of probes carried out by the Care Inspectorate into concerns raised by relatives of residents, as well as carers and staff.
It has been confirmed that just 122 of the 2,316 complaints made to the regulator about facilities for older people were fully investigated in 2020/21, down from more than 600 in previous years.
The finding has emerged as part of work on a special media collaboration project involving The Press and Journal, The Courier, The Scotsman, The Herald and STV.
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CAA agrees to Oban-Lochgilphead drone TDA
3rd February 2021 12:44 Europe/London
The CAA has approved the first of two applications for Temporary Danger Areas (TDAs) for drone operations on the west coast of Scotland near Oban.
A TDA complex will operate from Oban to Lochgilphead, with a spur north-west to Craignure on the Isle of Mull. The application was made by Skyports, a drone operator.
The temporary change will be implemented from Monday 8 February to Wednesday 31 March 2021 (inclusive).
The CAA has imposed restrictions:
1. Weather Restrictions
The CAA has approved the ACP with weather restrictions due to the inclement weather in the area in terms of activation of the required areas of the TDA complex:
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