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Our approach to managing the budget reduction has been to compare all the different providers and to identify those that can provide the lowest unit cost, while still providing a good-quality service.
When the Health Committee went to Ireland, we visited country and city areas. We did not only visit pubs; we also spoke to the Licensed Vintners Association and a range of other agencies.
In the Highlands there are nine CVSs—compared with only two in Fife—and the original core of £25,000 was enhanced to £30,000, which was ring-fenced for a development role for all of them together.
A particular result of the visit is that a team of Finnish education researchers visited Scotland from 31 May to 2 June to share with us their knowledge about applying ICTs to education and learning.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 January 2005
(S2O-04827)Cathy Jamieson: I met with representatives of the Association of Visiting Committees on 6 December last year and advised them of my intention to hold a review of the role of Prison Visiting Committees.
People will therefore be able to compare their local authority's decisions with the model policy, which will allow them to see whether the local authority is following best practice in Scotland.We accept the need for local flexibility and a criterion-referenced system for waste management.