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It also briefly explores some of the themes and issues related to budgeting that have arisen in some of the other areas of our work to date. The report made a number of recommendations mainly directed at the budget setting process.
One of the biggest factors in ensuring what has been a successful reform to date is the promise of no compulsory redundancies in the Fire and Rescue Service.
The Impact and Operation of the Act to date
During its scrutiny, the Committee has explored the impact and operation of the Act to date and the extent to which it has met its original policy aims.
It would also not involve a 60-day period, which might be substantially longer in calendar terms—possibly as much as 100 days—depending on how a recess fell.Amendment 250 is the wrong way to solve a problem that I acknowledge.
That scenario is different from the one that you outlined, but I do not think that a lengthy and bureaucratic process will be needed for health boards to modify lists to ensure that they are up to date and accurate at the point at which candidates are invited to stand.
However, those guides are often out of date before they reach the press, because a chef has left a restaurant or the management or ownership has changed.
We have been doing that for the past five years but we have covered only six or seven wards to date. Where resources are available we will do that work, but the process is mainly reactive.