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I ask those who have mobile phones or other electronic equipment with them to turn them off, as they interfere with the recording equipment in the room.We have a busy agenda, as members will see from the packed public gallery. We have six new petitions to consider and the petitioners are present to speak to three of them.
I particularly welcome Dr Sam Jones, who will be our new clerk team leader. She has come to us from the Northern Ireland Office and will sit in on today's meeting to get an idea of what she has let herself in for.
I wish everyone around the table a happy new year. I am sure that the year ahead will be very productive.As you know, we have a fairly full agenda this morning.
The fund will be held by the national co-ordinator at the CJD Surveillance Unit in Edinburgh, who will be assisted by a new support team and a national network of experts available to support local services.