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We feel that statutory guidance, along with protection orders—which we already have in child protection and other aspects of adult protection—is best. Professionals then know exactly what they need to do and when and how they need to do it.
There is a lot in that question; between us, we will do our best to answer it. In paragraph 125, we say that the Scottish Government will take over executive competence for all the devolved benefits no later than 1 April 2020, next year.
I appreciate that the question would be best answered by the Home Office. As the convener has already said, it is disappointing that it has not responded.
There is no one in London seeking to take control of crofting legislation because, under the devolution settlement, that rests here, as it should. This Parliament is the best place to deal with those issues.
Even in a system in which everything was reviewed, with the best will in the world, and in which only a small percentage of decisions were wrong, if they did not have support and did not appeal, they could lose out on a significant amount of money.
I will take a different focus and ask the witnesses what parts of the 2002 act work or, even, work well. One of the best bits is that it is applicant blind.
How do we create the circumstances where they do get used and get used in the right way, with the best of intentions and to make a blinking—excuse me—difference?
We would normally apply a figure of around 10 per cent, but I am not sure that that is applicable in the circumstances. Will you have your best go at explaining what that might mean for Scottish tax revenues?