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We received responses from all the organisations except COSLA and they have been circulated to members.It has become quite common that COSLA does not bother to respond, but we will note that and move on.
The committee may want simply to—Interruption. I should add that there is one exception, which is the first instrument—the Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2005, for which the General Register Office for Scotland is responsible.
However, when the Executive pursues a policy that has such major ramifications for people it must take exceptional steps to assist those who are that policy's victims.
I advise members that the Deputy Minister for Justice has responded to our request for clarification of points in relation to the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) Order 2003. The relevant committee document is J1/03/8/10.We have received a letter from Scottish Women's Aid—that letter is before the committee as J1/03/8/9...
We also need more research into whether the large increase in the number of children with ASD at primary school, compared with secondary, is due to an increasing prevalence of autism—as many believe—or because there has not been effective diagnosis of secondary school children with ASD.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many days it lost to stress-related illness compared to the Scottish average for public sector workers in (a) 1999, (b) 2000, (c) 2001, (d) 2002, (e) 2003 and (f) 2004.