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We would also require a means of capturing data—through light-pens or bar codes—that required much less effort from ambulance crews, who are often hard pressed when they are expected to do their record keeping.
We were expected to consult the student forum—representatives of which were elected to the children's committee—and the student councils.Stirling Council recently reviewed the role of chief officials and the director of education was redesignated as director of children's services, a role that combines education services and children, young people and families in social work. We are developing a code of practice for joint working, based on what we have learned in the past three years plus.
We should establish a list of priorities and a code of conduct as to how we take forward an issue that might spring up to do with Gaelic—as Ken mentioned—or with our constituencies.
We should always be aware of unintended consequences, but the unintended consequence of the market-led approach is that nothing happens. The voluntary code to which Mary Scanlon referred—which was introduced, I believe, in 1998—was not working.
The British Medical Association advocates the stricter enforcement of the advertising code on alcohol by the Independent Television Commission and the Advertising Standards Authority.
I assure her that there will be provisions in the bill to publish and promulgate codes of conduct and practice for all the work force and complementary codes of practice for employers.
It is not an executive committee; it is a consultative committee. Even the code of guidance for access to official information makes it perfectly clear that frank and candid discussions should not be seriously prejudiced by access.
In the grocery market—we heard descriptions of the situation from Christine Grahame—we need much more effective regulation and a tougher code of conduct, with an independent regulator.