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Based on the analysis, it was recommended and agreed that Members would benefit from additional support to the equivalent to one FTE member of staff, with the Caseworker role being deemed to be the best basis for calculating the increase in SCP.
To those who are seeking re-election, my very best wishes for the days ahead. I will now have the opportunity to spend more time with family and friends, who have supported me throughout this incredible journey—throughout this privilege.
However, we should be mindful of the fact that, notwithstanding any response that we got, we are probably nearing the point at which we would have to say that any future work on the issue would be best served by the lodging of a fresh petition in the next session of Parliament.
If we are looking to Highland Council to sort it out, it would take its capital funding for the best part of a decade. That is just not going to happen.