The terms of reference of the group were agreed yesterday by the Scottish Cabinet and are as follows:"With the objective of ensuring that older people in Scotland have access to high quality and responsive long-term care in the appropriate setting and on a fair and equitable basis:to examine existing service provision and to identify gaps, deficiencies and duplication which may require to be addressed;to bring forward proposals for the implementation of free personal care for all, along with an analysis of the costs and implications of so doing;to provide a clear definition of what is meant by personal care;to examine the current deployment of resources from all funding streams for the care of older people and make any recommendations for change that are thought to be necessary;to work with the Chief Nursing Officer's Group to develop a person-centred, holistic needs assessment process;to consider the interrelationships with UK matters, notably the tax and social security benefits system and cross border movement;to bring forward recommendations, together with costs and possible opportunity costs, of providing sustainable changes which will meet...