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The other gaps—in areas other than capacity—are in what theorists would call social capital. We can help children to acquire new skills and attitudes, but they need new opportunities and new people, sometimes, to support them and their families.
As a youth worker, for about eight or nine months during that unpleasant period, I went to bed every night thinking, "What kind of a news day was that for us?" That was not what I was supposed to be doing.
Members will see that because of the costs involved, we propose under our new regime to implement level 2 scrutiny; that is, we will seek written evidence from bodies upon which costs will fall, then we will take oral evidence from Executive officials.
I fully support the convener's comments. New members especially find it helpful to receive the legal briefing—which is not part of the meeting as such—in private, so any questions can be raised before the formal meeting starts.