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All our public authorities ought to consider what impact a service has on the public—on voters, patients, clients and so on. Following on from that, each one of those functions and policies must set out its arrangements for meeting the duties.
Amendment 19 seeks to put it beyond any doubt that the transfers to the new ombudsman's office will follow TUPE principles and that the staff will retain exactly the same terms and conditions as they currently enjoy.
Judging by the response of the committee, I think that you have raised a few more questions. The matter is even less clear following Nicol Stephen's explanation. I am wary of asking for further clarification.
I direct members to paragraph 28, which reads:"The Committee is, therefore, invited to consider which, if any, of the following sanctions it considers appropriate for failing to register:?
Perhaps we may even pursue a visit to the High Court to follow that up.If members have no further questions on the order, does the minister want to sum up?
For that reason, it might be best formally to say to the petitioners that they should follow the route that you have set out and talk to the Executive directly, given that it has stated that it had not previously considered this matter and might well now do so.