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In their written submission to the Committee, the Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) noted a 26% decline in the number of childminders over the last 5 years.
She noted in oral evidence that-
I can tell you that because I visited as a member of the Glasgow School of Art choir, which sang in the library to raise money.
Like last year, I will be going through those programmes with a fine-toothed comb and looking at exactly what has been taken into account with regard to disabled people’s needs. According to the latest figures that I have seen—if my memory serves me well—12 per cent of new starts are housing for special needs.
We heard specifically about audiology and how a young person had the latest technology in relation to their hearing aid and all the systems, but that, when they went to adult services, the young person had to train the professional on how to use those systems.
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland and NatureScot highlighted that the currently legislated Scottish net zero ambition is for 2045 ‘at the latest’, and that re-utilising any surplus would be antithetical to this ambition.