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Life expectancy is the starkest measure of living standards and, after 18 years of the Scottish National Party Government, Scots still die younger than people in the rest of the UK.
Spending money on something will, of course, have an impact, but is it the best way to spend that money in order to achieve the outcome in the most efficient way so that we get best value for money?
The Terms of Reference have been published on the Scottish Government website, attached as an annex to this letter and the IRG membership will also be published shortly.
Background Cot death or Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) are the terms used when healthy infants die suddenly and unexpectedly with no apparent reason for their death.
Building on this success, we have increased our funding from £0.4 million last year, to a record £2 million in 2025/26 – raising our total investment to £5.7 million.