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Research is vital. In the summer recess, Alison Johnstone and I, with others, visited the Cancer Research UK research centre at the Western general hospital in Edinburgh and were absolutely astonished by the research that is going on there.
Rule 13 sets out the record-keeping duties of the reporter at a hearing, which relate to the location, time and date of the hearing, details of the child and any other attendees and details of the decision and any directions made.
The much-needed new Edinburgh children’s hospital now has a completion date of July, but that comes seven years after the original scheduled date and with a £16 million bill over and above the £150 million budget to complete it.
The Scottish Government has explained that, shortly after that date, it was identified that those regulations did not fulfil the policy intention that income from bereavement support payments should be wholly ignored in the council tax reduction scheme when an applicant’s income is calculated.
By virtue of article 3 of the 2015 order, the local authority’s duty to provide continuing care lasts from the date on which an eligible person ceases to be looked after until the date of their 21st birthday.
That will be a full consultation and it will happen this year, before the summer recess. I will consider carefully the issue of FAIs as part of the wider planning for the new legal aid bill.
I am sure that members recall that our absolute commitment to abolish the tax encountered some difficulties prior to the summer recess. I met ministers from the Department for Work and Pensions last week and I am happy to report substantial progress.