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Will you comment on what effect the suspension of the two surgeons had on what appears to have been a rapid decline? Your submission says that"it is now very clear that the current financial crisis"—a £12 million crisis, I believe—"will determine all policy decisions".Will you elaborate on that?
A passion for upgrading skills and knowledge will create the economic benefits for Scotland that we all want. Rapid social and economic change is having profound consequences.
We took evidence from the Local Government International Bureau and Local Government Association, which explained to us that they have a member liaison group that has been very effective.
I will attend an SPS board meeting tomorrow, to which local authority conveners have been invited. The SPS has created liaison officer posts for all the CJAs.
A single school might have an intake of children from three playgroups, two private nurseries and its own nursery class. Effective liaison with all those sources will take a lot of time and effort, but where will that come from if there is just one class teacher doing the work?
We set out with the intention that, in effect, it should be the same. Despite close liaison between our officials, differences in the timing of the bills have meant that there are differences in the text on charitable purposes.
In other words, we want to know whether anything can be done to ensure that, by liaison, agreement or arrangement between OSCR and the Inland Revenue, when OSCR makes a decision on charitable status, the Inland Revenue accepts it.
We have been asking questions about patronage for quite some time, especially at the Craigleith community liaison group. TIE deems the issue a matter of principle and so has been unwilling to discuss it at the CLG's meetings.