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Some of us think about indicators and dashboards a lot but, when most people talk about them, they are talking about their cars and not their quality of life.
As a consumer, I can be vulnerable at particular points due to the circumstances at the time, but at other points I am very well informed and empowered—or I should be.
Two virtual workshops were also held for relevant stakeholders on 26 July and 6 August 2024.
The Scottish Government published the responses to the consultation alongside an analysis of the findings on 10 October 2024, which includes an overview of the two workshops.
There was quite a lot of energy, and local authority officers, through the central person in Government, were supported to share best practice and to talk about what was working and what the issues were and that kind of thing.
We know from successive annual reports that more than half our people who die have a history of overdosing, so when people survive a near-fatal overdose, we really need services to kick in quickly.
I think that the petitioner has a valid point. As you said, convener, there are nationwide schemes, and where I live we certainly have voluntary websites that post jobs in other places.
Progress is being made in debt recovery including the introduction of online payments and direct debits in 2025/26. The Scottish Government Social Security Programme is developing the automation of administrative tasks associated with overpayment write-off with implementation planned for quarter three 2025/26, allowi...