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Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/410)
Agenda item 4 concerns consideration of a negative instrument. I refer members to the cover note. No motions to annul have been received in relation to the instrument. Do members have any comments?
It seems sensible to me.
It does, and I am fully supportive of the objectives behind it. However, when such schemes are tightened up, there are always cases of people who you would think should be entitled to something who encounter difficulties. I look forward to dealing with those cases on an individual basis, should they come forward.
Does the committee agree that it does not wish to make any recommendations in relation to the instrument?
Before you close the meeting, convener, I have a question about the homelessness inquiry. I do not know whether we have any evidence-taking sessions to come, but I am conscious of the fact that we have not heard from any people who have been through the homeless system. If we do not take evidence from them, we will be missing out on their first-hand experiences of the system.
You might want to do that when you are out gathering evidence in Lothian.
We might do—I think that that is probably appropriate. However, it might be relevant to hear from such people in the committee as well.
When we bring in individuals, we have to be very conscious of the sensitivities that are involved. That is why we are going out to gather that information.
I understand that. Link Housing Association has done a terrific education scheme in schools with young people who have been through the system. I think that hearing about the experiences of such people would add quite a bit to our investigation.
Do you have anyone in mind?
The scheme that I just mentioned was very successful. It might be worth asking Link about it.
The clerks can consider options around that.
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