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However, when we get together informally we avoid talking shop. We think it best for the independence of both our operations to avoid talking about the specifics of issues that we are dealing with.
Can you explain how that came about? We are talking about a fairly long period. As I said, the funding at one point was different from the funding at others.
I requested that three months ago, before I knew when we would publish the report.We have launched reports in different ways in the past. We had a press conference—I am not sure that that was much of a success—and a more successful launch at which we invited spokesmen from each party to talk to the press individually.
If someone who is subject to an English order moves to Scotland, the Scottish police must seek a new order, which takes a great deal of time. It is imperative that that escape route is removed.
What came off for the national grid for learning has been reinstated by other measures. It comes back to the point that I made at the beginning about decisions being made with the best interests of children at their heart.
Where there are matters to be addressed, we want to ensure that we deal with them. That point has been taken on board. You mentioned the number of hits on the website.