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On GIRFEC—getting it right for every child—despite all the rhetoric, we are failing to get it right for so many children. Many need more support and additional learning using innovative approaches.
At the moment, the industry in that field is largely compliant, which is partly because of the work that we and others have done over the years in keeping a tight lid on it. There are not many suppliers of fireworks, now. Not many shops sell them.
The Committee draws the Scottish Government's attention to the suggestion made by several stakeholders, that a register which captures only those who have been de-registered as foster carers, rather than a wider register of all foster carers, may be desirable.