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That relationship would be well worth maintaining and developing. On the general business of expenditure reviews, I presume that the committee has tried to keep matters as open, accessible and transparent—whichever word is most appropriate—as possible.
People tell us that the amount that is available from the lottery is decreasing and that that leads to them prioritising what funding they give. If you were responsible for prioritising funding, what approach would you take?
This is in addition to the £10 million a year we have been providing since 1999 to fund alternatives to exclusion, increased to £11 million from this year.
The letter from West Lothian Council gives details of the background to the funding of TAIC and the reasons behind the council's decision to withdraw that funding.
The bill states:"The Scottish Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate".That gives flexibility on slightly technical issues, rather than the bigger issues.
Surely that is not to the advantage either of the accused or of the sheriff. We seek flexibility. We want the law to be seen to be rational, and to be upheld reasonably.