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I ask the member to acknowledge that, from 2001 to 2006, there was a code of voluntary reporting, so, although the figure is exceptional, it might have been grossly underreported.
They are otherwise required to conduct themselves in accordance with the relevant devolved or reserved Civil Service Code and in Scotland there is a Scottish Government Code of Conduct for Special Advisers.
Section 7(2) provides that an education authority must, on receipt of an assessment request, undertake an initial assessment of the need for GMPE with regard to the designated area and the year group of the child specified in the request.
However, the £40 million makes sense to us, because that is what we are expecting in terms of receipts, and we also believe it to be a realistic estimate of this year’s costs.
That has probably been helpful, given the reduction that has come through.There is a mix of issues. There are the capital receipts, which have been mentioned, the capital fund and the borrowing.