I do so following one or two concerns that I had at stage 1 and the representations that some voluntary sector groups and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities have made to me since that time, although I also state my support for the main principles of the bill and for the Scottish Government’s desire to ensure that there is improved record keeping across Scotland, which will best be achieved by more transparent, democratic and efficient means of storing relevant information.Although I believe that those principles are central to the Scottish Government’s thinking, I would like further assurance—especially in respect of situations in which it has been proved that potential difficulties exist because there has been either an absence of records or ineffective record keeping—that the relationship between the keeper of the records of Scotland and public authorities will be one of mutual agreement, rather than one that may, in certain circumstances, involve a more top...