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After the commentary that we have seen since the act’s commencement on 1 April—much of it misleading at best—I will take this opportunity to remind members of the act’s purpose.
In advance of that, the Scottish Government’s cross-policy bereavement network will continue to engage with the bereavement sector as we consider how best to take forward those findings.
We feel strongly about that because we think that that is how we get the best inputs and the best evidence, which, as Murdoch MacLennan said, is really important to us.
We are all indebted to the teams who provide care right across our health and social care system. We all know that the best bed for us to be in is our own bed.
One was a single gay male with his adopted teenage son and another a gay male couple who had adopted three siblings: two little girls and a boy. All the children were on their best behaviour and beautifully turned out.
When we intervened in the local government dispute, we did so to help shift funding from the highest to the lowest paid, and secure the best possible increases overall. That was the right thing to do.