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We continue to recognise the impact, especially on prisoners’ families, of the family contact restrictions that have had to be put in place in prisons.
Can we hear a bit about what evidence is considered and who is consulted, please? I will go to whoever makes eye contact with me first. Who is ready? Does Audrey Cameron want to come in?
Today, I spoke again to the worker who contacted me. She has still not been tested, and she is concerned about her family and the vulnerable people whom she cares for.
If any witnesses can provide evidence or even just give us their perspectives on the issue, that would certainly inform us as we scrutinise the bill. We can contact the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities to explore the issue further.
As Tony McElroy said, when it comes to contact with lots of local people, they might not know what to do, they might not be aware of the issue and the contact might not go anywhere.