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Finally, on the future maintenance of the system, was there provision that a different supplier could take over the maintenance? In particular, was the source code—the necessary makings of the system—available by escrow or other means so that another supplier could pick it up and maintain it?
There is also data that might be at an individual level but from which we have stripped out all the patient identifiers. A system called Read coding is used in GP practices to identify the disease type that a patient has.
I will admit at once that I, too, remember the Tufty club, which made me think also about the green cross code man—perhaps the minister can consult YouTube after the debate and learn more.
They seemed to be a series of jargon-speak joined together into paragraphs that did not make any sense. Perhaps it was a code that the Government understood, but, as a human being, I could not understand it, so I am with the convener on that.
It went on to say: “The Scottish Government’s approach is aligned with that of the UK Government and Welsh Government in awaiting the EHRC’s revised statutory code of practice.” I must say that that is a rather peculiar statement.
Will he support me in the calls that I have made in the past year to ensure not only that community engagement and community benefit are made mandatory by the UK Government, but that codes of practice are associated with both things?
As members will appreciate, the ministerial code requires that I respect the confidentiality of advice that is given, and I am not able to get into the details of that now.