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If we also hear from Citizens Advice Scotland, the Scottish Association of Health Councils and the Patients Association, we would hear from a broad section.
For the committee's information, under the Police Act 1997, which contains similar provisions, only one oral authorisation has been granted for Scotland to date, which we think suggests that the provisions are not being abused.
Some amendments to the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc Bill that will be discussed today deal with the powers that are given to the General Teaching Council.
Having, as a delegate, experienced central Government's inability to address the capital investment needs in many parts of Scotland, I remind her that the Executive has a much more open-door approach.
We should ask the Executive to look at the Westminster report, at how the complaints procedure is working in Scotland and particularly at how the system is working in relation to the new structures that came in on 1 April 1999.
That would have meant our being in control of the date—being pro-active and saying to young people in Scotland, "Your children's committee wants you to come and we want to listen to you."
The committee will meet at 2 pm on Tuesday 16 November to complete stage 2 consideration of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Bill. I ask you to note that Parliament has agreed a deadline for completion of 19 November.