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That gives rise to concerns about local accountability. How will we ensure that decisions on membership, in particular, are in line with local opinion?
I am on record as supporting the Scottish Government on that and I hope that your call is accepted. However, by all accounts, it does not seem that the roll-out will be halted.
He is also the former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Another trustee is David McGibbon from David MacBrayne Ltd, who has significant pensions experience.
Do you have any idea of how many people are travelling? We can give you only anecdotal accounts, and each local authority will give you an anecdotal account.
In your petition, you say that the “blanket ban is not based on up to date evidence and there has been no wholesale review of the system to take account of advances in testing and screening technologies.”
We had Abdul Bastani here, whom many of you will know very well—it was nice to see him; I had not seen him for many years—and who, although he now has a degree in accountancy, cannot get a full-time job.
However, we also have to keep in mind the challenges that might be faced by smaller retailers, so any consideration of such schemes would have to take all of that into account. At present, the discussions continue—no scheme has been proposed, but nothing has been ruled out.
Committee reports
Date published:
1 September 2019
This would provide a more rounded account of the Scottish Government’s overall performance and would enhance reporting to the Scottish Parliament and the public, and help strengthen accountability and scrutiny. 1Audit Scotland. (2018, September 27).