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Below is going to be made law in Scotland, I already have alarms so they
can fekc off!
However thinking of some old dear on a state pension or someone on
benefits what would be an approx cost to get an electrician to fit as below.

Quote............
"Now everyone will benefit from the same level of protection, whether
you own your home, or rent from a social or private landlord."

In practical terms, the law will require private homes to;
have at least one smoke alarm installed in the room most frequently used
have at least one smoke alarm in spaces such as hallways and landings
have at least one heat alarm in every kitchen
have a carbon monoxide detector

In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all alarms
will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be interlinked.".........
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In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all alarms
will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?


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On 18/03/2018 21:12, ss wrote:
Below is going to be made law in Scotland, I already have alarms so they
can fekc off!
However thinking of some old dear on a state pension or someone on
benefits what would be an approx cost to get an electrician to fit as
below.

Quote............
"Now everyone will benefit from the same level of protection, whether
you own your home, or rent from a social or private landlord."

In practical terms, the law will require private homes to;
have at least one smoke alarm installed in the room most frequently used
have at least one smoke alarm in spaces such as hallways and landings
have at least one heat alarm in every kitchen
have a carbon monoxide detector

In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all alarms
will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be interlinked.".........


Around here the fire service will fit free smoke alarms for vulnerable
people. Even special ones for the deaf and ones where the battery is in
a box on the wall so you can change it without steps.

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In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?



you can get interlinked battery powered alarms.
The batteries don't last as long or they have two batteries.

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In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?


I dont know, I am only asking as I am writing to my MP asking how he
expects those that can ill afford to pay for the installation.


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On 18/03/2018 23:20, ss wrote:
On 18/03/2018 21:24, alan_m wrote:
In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?


I dont know, I am only asking as I am writing to my MP asking how he
expects those that can ill afford to pay for the installation.


If battery operated how is the Scottish Parliament going to ensure that
the majority of these alarms will not be useless after a few years when
those who cannot be bothered at present to fit them will not be bothered
to replace the batteries?

How is the Scottish Parliament going to police this policy?

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How is the Scottish Parliament going to police this policy?


Like most other things they do, probably a shambles!
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:24:17 +0000, alan_m wrote:

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In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?


I couldn't find any non mains powered interlinked ones when I last
looked. I had seen some before, eventually put in the (ELV) wiring, then
couldn't find them again.

I ended up rewiring for mains ones, using 6243Y.

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On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 23:20:40 +0000, ss wrote:

On 18/03/2018 21:24, alan_m wrote:
In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?


I dont know, I am only asking as I am writing to my MP asking how he
expects those that can ill afford to pay for the installation.


The age limit is reasonable, as that is usually the working life of the
detector.

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In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all alarms
will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?


"should be" doesn't sound like "have to be"...

Just been through this in Treznal. The alarms got a lot cheaper once they were
mandated.

They are supposed to be installed with 10-year lithium batteries, ideally not
user-exchangeable so the alarms will be renewed after 10 years.

For those unwilling to drill and plug them to the ceiling, there are self-stick
magnet things. Plate sticks to the ceiling, plate sticks to the detector, both
magnetically stick together.

2,50ぎ for the magnets, ~10ぎ for a alarm with a then-year battery, if you buy
one, less if more.

Should one skip the ten-year battery, 4ぎ a piece for the alarms, battery
included. Spend more and the alarms are smaller, and less plasticky.
Radio-linked alarms are 15ぎ and up.

The chimney sweep here offered a fitting service, 40ぎ a pop, but using a better
alarm with both heat and smoke.


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That is clearly rubbish, My smoke alarm is on the side of the upper floor by
the stairs where any convective airflow will go. Its within reach, so no
falls in the home trying to replace batteries, and it can be tested even by
a blind person as I can touch it.
No need for any other alarm all heating and cooking is electric.

Fire service offer a free smoke alarm service to vulnerable people, but they
glue them to the ceilings and I'd expect that is not very secure either.

I think that in rented accommodation the rules make some kind of sense if
the resident does not have control over maintenance.
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Below is going to be made law in Scotland, I already have alarms so they
can fekc off!
However thinking of some old dear on a state pension or someone on
benefits what would be an approx cost to get an electrician to fit as
below.

Quote............
"Now everyone will benefit from the same level of protection, whether you
own your home, or rent from a social or private landlord."

In practical terms, the law will require private homes to;
have at least one smoke alarm installed in the room most frequently used
have at least one smoke alarm in spaces such as hallways and landings
have at least one heat alarm in every kitchen
have a carbon monoxide detector

In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all alarms
will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be interlinked.".........



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Its clearly daft as obviously, a fire in the electricity cupboard may well
cut the supply.
To be honest, overkill comes to mind and a lack of evidence to back it up.
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In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all alarms
will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be interlinked.".........


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They are supposed to be installed with 10-year lithium batteries, ideally not
user-exchangeable so the alarms will be renewed after 10 years.


My experience with 10-year lithium batteries in smoke alarms is that
they don't last 10 years - more like 5.


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On Sunday, 18 March 2018 21:12:54 UTC, ss wrote:
Below is going to be made law in Scotland, I already have alarms so they
can fekc off!
However thinking of some old dear on a state pension or someone on
benefits what would be an approx cost to get an electrician to fit as below.


Some Scottish electrians are quite excited by the proposal:

https://www.electriciansforums.co.uk...otland.139314/

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My experience with 10-year lithium batteries in smoke alarms is that
they don't last 10 years - more like 5.


.... and Duracell "Procell" 9 Volt batteries last about 4 years, at a fraction of
the cost...

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Its clearly daft as obviously, a fire in the electricity cupboard may
well cut the supply.


The mains interlinked ones usually have a backup battery. Our Firex ones
do.

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Around here the fire service will fit free smoke alarms for vulnerable
people. Even special ones for the deaf and ones where the battery is in
a box on the wall so you can change it without steps.


The elderly couple that live next door to me make use of that service. A fire engine turned up the other week to replace their smoke alarms. Seemed a bit OTT.

I had told the couple that I would do it for them but I guess they didnt want to bother me.

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A fire engine turned up the other week to replace their smoke alarms.
Seemed a bit OTT.


The crews do that sort of job while waiting between fire calls, saves
employing staff just to do it, they won't go outside the "patch" they
would be covering from the station anyway, so they can still be
mobilised to a fire call from the house.
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On 19/03/2018 11:45, Thomas Prufer wrote:
On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:17:06 +0000, alan_m wrote:

My experience with 10-year lithium batteries in smoke alarms is that
they don't last 10 years - more like 5.


... and Duracell "Procell" 9 Volt batteries last about 4 years, at a fraction of
the cost...

Thomas Prufer


It may depend on the smoke detector type. I have some optical smoke
detectors and use fresh Duracell Industrial PP3 (they re-branded Procell
to Industrial a few years back). I put date stickers on my alarms on a
battery change and all the alarms I have all start chirping after 14
months (I replaced all my alarms, 5 off, at the same time).

My alarms are the same type as BigClive dismantled in this Youtube video
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On Sunday, 18 March 2018 21:12:54 UTC, ss wrote:
Below is going to be made law in Scotland, I already have alarms so they
can fekc off!
However thinking of some old dear on a state pension or someone on
benefits what would be an approx cost to get an electrician to fit as below.


Some Scottish electrians are quite excited by the proposal:

https://www.electriciansforums.co.uk...otland.139314/


Perhaps they have been lobbying. Electrical work in a kitchen - lots of
money!

Judging by the cold calls that used to be left on my answerphone
suggesting that any gas boiler installed before a certain date was
illegal and to avoid possible prosecution I should immediately call for
a quote I guess this will start an avalanche of similar calls in
Scotland threatening possible legal action for not having
"professionally" installed smoke alarms.

If smoke alarms become a legal requirement are the house/contents
insurance companies going to insist on proof the systems are properly
installed AMD maintained? This may rule out DIY and ad-hoc installation
by your fire brigade.


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Electrical work in a kitchen - lots of money!


Kitchen is no longer a 'special' location (assuming it has no bath,
sauna or swimming pool in it!)
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On 18/03/2018 23:46, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 23:20:40 +0000, ss wrote:

On 18/03/2018 21:24, alan_m wrote:
In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........

As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?


I dont know, I am only asking as I am writing to my MP asking how he
expects those that can ill afford to pay for the installation.


The age limit is reasonable, as that is usually the working life of the
detector.

Well it is *certainly* not the effective lifetime of the source: Am 241
has a half life of 432 years. So after 10 years the strength is only
down by about 2%.

As an aside, a Stanford web site says the annual dose from smoke
detectors is between 0.1 and 0.5 bananas per year.

http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2011/ph241/eason1/
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 23:20:40 +0000, ss wrote:

On 18/03/2018 21:24, alan_m wrote:
In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?


I dont know, I am only asking as I am writing to my MP asking how he
expects those that can ill afford to pay for the installation.


You may find writing to your MSP a more fruitful exercise.
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On 18/03/2018 23:20, ss wrote:
On 18/03/2018 21:24, alan_m wrote:
In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........

As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?


I dont know, I am only asking as I am writing to my MP asking how he
expects those that can ill afford to pay for the installation.


If battery operated how is the Scottish Parliament going to ensure that
the majority of these alarms will not be useless after a few years when
those who cannot be bothered at present to fit them will not be bothered
to replace the batteries?

How is the Scottish Parliament going to police this policy?


According to no lesser source than the Metro, enforcement will take
place at point of sale. Unless the fire system is compliant, no Home
Report will be issued, thereby preventing sale of the property.


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On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:12:51 +0000, ss wrote:

Below is going to be made law in Scotland, I already have alarms so they
can fekc off!
However thinking of some old dear on a state pension or someone on
benefits what would be an approx cost to get an electrician to fit as below.

Quote............
"Now everyone will benefit from the same level of protection, whether
you own your home, or rent from a social or private landlord."

In practical terms, the law will require private homes to;
have at least one smoke alarm installed in the room most frequently used
have at least one smoke alarm in spaces such as hallways and landings
have at least one heat alarm in every kitchen
have a carbon monoxide detector

In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all alarms
will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be interlinked.".........


I live in a flat with a smoke detector in the hall. On the basis of
counting transits, my hall must be the room most frequently used. Is
there a definition of 'use' as opposed to 'occupancy'? I assume most
working people spend more time in bed than in their living room?

There is a CO already (three in fact, one for each gas appliance)

I just need a heat alarm for the kitchen then?
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On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:51:06 +0000, newshound wrote:

On 18/03/2018 23:46, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 23:20:40 +0000, ss wrote:

On 18/03/2018 21:24, alan_m wrote:
In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........

As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?

I dont know, I am only asking as I am writing to my MP asking how he
expects those that can ill afford to pay for the installation.


The age limit is reasonable, as that is usually the working life of the
detector.

Well it is *certainly* not the effective lifetime of the source: Am 241
has a half life of 432 years. So after 10 years the strength is only
down by about 2%.


It's more about dust, dirt, corrosion, etc.

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On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:55:31 +0000, alan_m wrote:

I have some optical smoke
detectors and use fresh Duracell Industrial PP3 (they re-branded Procell
to Industrial a few years back). I put date stickers on my alarms on a
battery change and all the alarms I have all start chirping after 14
months (I replaced all my alarms, 5 off, at the same time).


Yes -- mine last longer, in my detectors:-)

Just checked: one "Procell", expiry date MAR 2018, in a ionization detector. Got
two optical detectors, with lifetimes handwavingly well greater than 14 months,
but not able to check now.

None of these were expensive!


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In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?



No - you can get 10 year Li battery radio interlinked alarms. Bloody
expensive in comparison, but possibly cheaper than laying in new cabling
(depending on accessibility of the wiring route).

EI-Aico make them IIRC.
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On 18/03/18 22:27, dennis@home wrote:
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On 18/03/2018 21:12, ss wrote:


In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?



you can get interlinked battery powered alarms.
The batteries don't last as long or they have two batteries.


They can be bought to last 10 years


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Below is going to be made law in Scotland, I already have alarms so they
can fekc off!
However thinking of some old dear on a state pension or someone on
benefits what would be an approx cost to get an electrician to fit as
below.

Quote............
"Now everyone will benefit from the same level of protection, whether
you own your home, or rent from a social or private landlord."

In practical terms, the law will require private homes to;
have at least one smoke alarm installed in the room most frequently used
have at least one smoke alarm in spaces such as hallways and landings
have at least one heat alarm in every kitchen
have a carbon monoxide detector

In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all alarms
will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be interlinked.".........



For owner occupied dwellings, how on earth do they think they are going
to enforce that?
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On 19/03/18 14:03, Scott wrote:
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On 18/03/2018 23:20, ss wrote:
On 18/03/2018 21:24, alan_m wrote:
In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........

As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?

I dont know, I am only asking as I am writing to my MP asking how he
expects those that can ill afford to pay for the installation.


If battery operated how is the Scottish Parliament going to ensure that
the majority of these alarms will not be useless after a few years when
those who cannot be bothered at present to fit them will not be bothered
to replace the batteries?

How is the Scottish Parliament going to police this policy?


According to no lesser source than the Metro, enforcement will take
place at point of sale. Unless the fire system is compliant, no Home
Report will be issued, thereby preventing sale of the property.



That sounds like proper "Big Government". I do sometimes wonder why the
Scot vote these people in...


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On 18/03/18 23:46, Bob Eager wrote:
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On 18/03/2018 21:12, ss wrote:


In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?


I couldn't find any non mains powered interlinked ones when I last
looked. I had seen some before, eventually put in the (ELV) wiring, then
couldn't find them again.

I ended up rewiring for mains ones, using 6243Y.



Here you go Bob:

https://www.safelincs.co.uk/ei-radio...-ei600-series/
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Electrical work in a kitchen - lots of money!


Kitchen is no longer a 'special' location (assuming it has no bath,
sauna or swimming pool in it!)


Well, it isn't in England. Are you sure about Jockland?

Even in the Land of the Leeks, there is disparity on Part P...
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On 3/19/2018 12:32 PM, Tim Watts wrote:
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On 18/03/2018 21:12, ss wrote:
In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?


No - you can get 10 year Li battery radio interlinked alarms. Bloody
expensive in comparison, but possibly cheaper than laying in new cabling
(depending on accessibility of the wiring route).

EI-Aico make them IIRC.


Hmm. Is it possible that the new Scottish regs will require the units be
mains powered?


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On 19/03/2018 16:37, Tim Watts wrote:

https://www.safelincs.co.uk/ei-radio...-ei600-series/


Discontinued Unit, so.......

https://www.safelincs.co.uk/fire-ang...d-heat-alarms/

I'm not sure why the majority of domestic properties would require
interlinking. If any of my alarms sound they can be easy heard in any
room in the house.


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On 19/03/18 17:16, alan_m wrote:
On 19/03/2018 16:37, Tim Watts wrote:

https://www.safelincs.co.uk/ei-radio...-ei600-series/


Discontinued Unit, so.......


OK - ta...

https://www.safelincs.co.uk/fire-ang...d-heat-alarms/


I'm not sure why the majority of domestic properties would require
interlinking. If any of my alarms sound they can be easy heard in any
room in the house.



A fireman friend told me of a little girl who died because her bedroom
door was well-fitted, a fire started in her room but the smoke did not
trip the detector outside in the hall.

This is why I put units in every habitable room and interlinked them. No
one is sleeping through that!
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Fire service offer a free smoke alarm service to vulnerable people, but they
glue them to the ceilings and I'd expect that is not very secure either.


Not a bit of it!
The Fire Brigade fitted two of them here and glued them to the ceiling
paper with No More Nails (or something similar)
They were Fire Angel alarms, a little larger than most, and have a
back-plate to which the alarm can be fitted or removed with a twist.

In due course, the downstairs one went faulty, and when I tried to
remove it from the plate it wouldn't budge. The whole thing was glued
together. I used a serrated knife to saw through the glue, but it cut
a hole in the ceiling paper. I bought a similar Fire Angel to replace
it so the hole is hidden.
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On 18/03/2018 22:27, dennis@home wrote:
On 18/03/2018 21:24, alan_m wrote:
On 18/03/2018 21:12, ss wrote:


In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all
alarms will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be
interlinked.".........


As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?



you can get interlinked battery powered alarms.
The batteries don't last as long or they have two batteries.


I'll bet they ware wanting Grade D - mains powered with a battery backup.

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On 18/03/18 21:12, ss wrote:
Below is going to be made law in Scotland, I already have alarms so they
can fekc off!
However thinking of some old dear on a state pension or someone on
benefits what would be an approx cost to get an electrician to fit as
below.

Quote............
"Now everyone will benefit from the same level of protection, whether
you own your home, or rent from a social or private landlord."

In practical terms, the law will require private homes to;
have at least one smoke alarm installed in the room most frequently used
have at least one smoke alarm in spaces such as hallways and landings
have at least one heat alarm in every kitchen
have a carbon monoxide detector

In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all alarms
will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be interlinked.".........



For owner occupied dwellings, how on earth do they think they are going
to enforce that?


My reading of this is unless it was built in or after 1993 abd has not
undergone "alteration, extension or conversion" it will be exempt

http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/09/8183/4
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