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We need to be able to monitor, evaluate, and learn lessons about what is transferable from how we do things with children to how we do things with vulnerable adults.
If we had a system in which the UK could simply say, “We’re going to transfer all these powers to you, but we’re not giving you any money,” Westminster might vote for it, but the Scottish Parliament would not.
The answer might be to find some way for legislation to make it legal for that data to be transferred in specified circumstances. That is the case for some other areas.
The establishment of the new Strategic Labour Market Group was announced as part of the Labour Market Strategy, published on 26 August 206. This group will be established as soon as possible.
Funding of up to £8.4 million is also being made available by the Government to fully cover secure placement costs for sentenced and remanded children in 2025-26 and 2026-27. That is a further financial commitment to support the system and its sustainability.
We should remember that everybody under 26 gets free dentistry and, as I have said, between 20 and 25 per cent of adults do not pay for their NHS dentistry.
The minister will take questions at the end of his statement, so there should be no interventions or interruptions during it. 14:26 Thank you, Presiding Officer. I welcome you to your new role.