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We have emphasised that at different points, but there is a tendency to talk about what skills people need at the point at which they get their first job.
However, that goes back to Alison Reeves’s point about the need for the community links workers to understand the complexity and to know where it would be best to refer people to.
“The IFS Scottish Budget Report—2025-26” “The IFS Scottish Budget Report—2025-26” To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Institute for Fiscal Studies assessment in “The IFS Scottish Budget Report—2025-26” that “it is particularly important that the front-l...
That is one area in which there could be improvement.We have talked a bit about data. Mr Simpson talked about the £440 million mentioned in the report.
We utilised the funding that was available at that point to deliver the practical policy test, which I think I have talked about previously in the committee.
I will bring colleagues in at this point. Derek Hoy or Mike Speight might want to start off by talking about the specifics of the flow of funding and who would approve what at different levels.
That will do for now, convener. I know that we are pressed for time. Service users and carers do not always have a say in or choice about what support works best for them.