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In Switzerland, the power of recall exists at a canto level (one of the 26 member states of the Swiss 52 federation), however, this process can only recall an entire institution, not individual politicians .
Our modern apprenticeship starts include a range of people up to those aged 25 or 26. However, the funding drops off for some of those people, so, structurally, it is important to do something to address that.
Since the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 came into force, the number of complaints has grown, starting at 26 and reaching a record high of 338 in 2023.
In 2018, 2,178 births in Scotland (4% of all births) were sole registrations, where only the mother's name is registered.2National Records of Scotland. (2019, June 26). Vital Events Reference Tables, table 3.02.
I am also really interested in Mel Ainscow’s points about the role of local authorities, and I absolutely applaud his comment about school-to-school best practice and supporting autonomous professional mutual improvement, which, if it is done well, can become something of a movement.
That would also help to address your point about efficiency and about making the best use of hard-pressed officers’ time by enabling such conversations and helping them to happen once.
It certainly has been a busy first year for the committee, and his commitment and enthusiasm were very welcome. I wish Craig all the best in his new role. Under the first agenda item, we are considering three instruments subject to affirmative procedure, on which no points have been raised.