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Section 69 also requires the new local authority to tell the adult and others the name of the officer—generally someone in the social work department or equivalent service—who will be responsible day to day for carrying out the chief social work officer's responsibilities as guardian.
Other issues relate to age, the role of carers and people's ability to access services. If we are agreed on the four main areas, we might want to consider subsequent priorities at the next stage.
Has the First Minister given much thought to implementation costs? To improve services we must ensure that we achieve best value for the money available.
I remember being impressed by the Scottish public services ombudsman's evidence. I like the language that she uses and how her policy states the facts.
The Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform is giving us advance notice of several events that are planned around the UK presidency.I have two points.
In 1985, Albert McQuarrie MP introduced a miscellaneous provisions bill so that charities in law—we are a charity too—could get public money because they serve the public and provide a service that is not provided by the council in those villages.
It does not affect a minority group here or a minority group there, or some airy-fairy thing in the future. It affects people and the services that they receive day in, day out.