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My suggestion is that I liaise with the Presiding Officer to determine whether a meeting next Tuesday would be appropriate or whether it would be appropriate to have a meeting by 24 June at the latest. The objective is to ensure the fullest possible scrutiny.
The committee believes that the proposals contained in the new report re-emphasise its commitment to ensuring openness, transparency and probity in the business of Parliament.
Having the general equality standard takes the benchmark a step further. The new duty of best value requires equalities to be mainstreamed within performance management structures.
Part of the problem was the introduction of an entirely new system, under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001, in an environment in which recorded information about provision before the new policy was implemented was very poor.