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When I was Minister for Education and Young People, we had the 10-point plan on youth justice, which has been followed through in a range of areas. The work that we have done in secure accommodation was one strand of that.
We have taken account of the risks and our modelling techniques are not following the path of previous schemes of heroic estimates but involve prudent estimates on which we believe we can deliver.
I could not say now what model will be followed for the next six years. We would have to determine that in relation to the plan—or the report—that was being written for the next year.
I could not say now what model will be followed for the next six years. We would have to determine that in relation to the plan—or the report—that was being written for the next year.
We are talking about people who, potentially, will have started out doing a three-year course, followed by two years of practice, then another 18 months to become an MHO.
Such surveys help to identify specific issues and problems for specific councils.Furthermore, there must be a follow-up survey that considers the impact of the new structures that councils are putting in place.
That should be reflected in our estimates. Following on from Richard Simpson's point, I believe that the use of a uniform deflator is hugely simplistic.
I am not qualified in electronics, but that does not seem to me necessarily to follow. It would be worth trying to hold the vote again quickly, and if it did not work, we could vote by a show of hands.