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The voluntary sector has the challenge of keeping up to date with legislation and other matters.The role of the voluntary sector is also changing because of active citizenship.
Council tax arrangements must be refined and brought up to date through more sensitive banding arrangements and revaluation of properties.I will now hand over to Drew Edward, who will take us through the last few items in the executive summary.
The question is being asked whether young people should go through a criminal trial process or whether there should be something more like truth, reconciliation and rehabilitation. I am not up to date on the details of the debate, which is being conducted more by psychologists and politicians than by lawyers.
Mark Kennedy may want to comment on whether the Commission for Racial Equality has played much of a role to date. I have not seen much evidence of that.
My main concern, as I have said before, is that the Finance Committee should, if not sign off, at least express some view on, the SPCB budget in advance of the Executive budget. How does the date of 1 March relate to the Executive's plans?
I cannot comment on Cadence Design Systems, as I am not up to date on precisely what has happened there, but I am happy to talk about crisis situations generally.
In planning terms, what is the status of an out-of-date plan? We all want local authorities to keep their plans up to date; we accept the evidence that has been given that that is achievable, and we all want that to happen.
Is it true that a conference of 20 experts was held within the SCRO to discuss the Shirley McKie identification? When was that? In 1997. What date? I do not have the precise date with me.