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I want to see examples of best practice in operation on the ground, because I recognise that, as a minister, I have responsibility and a role to play in ensuring that we share best practice as widely as possible.
We have been doing some pilot work to look at how best we can do that, how best we can gather the information, what resources it will take to look at the implementation of those recommendations and how best we can gather feedback.
That is an example of where we are trying to do our best to maintain the highest standards—and, as we know, the highest standards are the EU standards.
Some children might require special support. That is not always best delivered by a school; it can often be best delivered by the third sector or a charity.
I attended the Scottish Government’s Public Sector Reform (PSR) summit on Monday of this week and many of the discussions held there concerned how best to provide members of the public with the type of wraparound joined-up services that best meet their individual needs.
I am a bit concerned that the regulations in Scotland are continuing to fall behind the best evidence that we have of the health impacts of air quality, which we know are substantial; the fact that we are not keeping pace with European Union standards is a concern.