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I understand that, to date, some 33 of the 139 signatories have now ratified their original signature. The UN's website tells me that, as of 21 May, that number was up to 32.
We also felt that we would need to get that buy-in from the subject committees; the forum for doing that would be the Conveners Group, and we would do that before we sought to finalise a new system.
Such cases, which are frightening to manage, are a concern for all of us. The other side of the coin is that in certain areas of Scotland, such as Glasgow, there is a significant shortage of social workers, particularly in child care.
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