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The people who were in the system prior to that date require to be supported under section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 and the relevant provisions of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
However there might be some way in which we can move forward on the matter today. The petition is out of date to an extent because the Scottish Parliament debate has taken place.
For clarification, it may be useful if I run through those targets.Changes are being brought into force by the revised regulations. The attainment date of 2005 for benzene, 1,3-butadiene and carbon monoxide is being brought forward to 2003.
Is the Education, Culture and Sport Committee meeting on 23 February or does it want submissions by that date? The Education, Culture and Sport Committee wants to receive our submission by 23 February.
However, another factor in the process was the long fallow period of parliamentary recess. There is an issue about completing the process before recess but still achieving the rigour that we want.
However, the English situation is an important point that we would have to consider when deciding on commencement dates. That is why I do not think that we should put a date on this, although we should make sure that it is a material consideration.
I have set in train a number of measures and have sought reassurance from boards, because there are no excuses for not meeting the target by the date that I mentioned in my initial response.