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I have read a lot of the contributions from other firms of solicitors and the legal views that have been expressed by the Scottish Human Rights Commission.
In theory, therefore, we would have had to wait until well into 2021 before auditors would express judgments about what Covid has meant for public bodies.
It is because of those implications that I reiterate the concern that I expressed at stage 1, which is that we have dealt with three considerable issues as one.
It places an emphasis on art, culture and creative activities to encourage them to express themselves and be engaged with what is happening in their own lives.
They are considered to have sufficient understanding to express views on matters such as future arrangements for their care, to form a view to express at a children’s hearing, and to receive hearings reports.
We take the point about the development of curriculum for excellence, but the criticism that many have expressed concerns its implementation and the management board’s ability to carry that out.