Question reference: S1W-02419
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 9 November 1999
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Current status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 23 November 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will widen the scope of its recently announced review of the Careers Service to include a consideration of the issue of ownership, taking into full account the recommendations of the McIntosh Commission on local government.
Answer
The terms of reference for the review of the careers service are: "To examine the role of the careers service in Scotland, and the scope for change and development of that role in the light of trends and initiatives in education, lifelong learning, and the labour market".All careers service companies are jointly owned by the relevant local enterprise companies and local authorities. The review's remit suggests a concentration on the role, rather than the ownership and organisation of the careers service, but remains sufficiently wide to allow the committee to consider all options for the future of the careers service.