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As I read the notes that have been provided, it is claimed that there has been a co-ordinated approach. Self-evidently, that co-ordination has broken down, which is probably where the difficulty lies.
We have alluded to the fact that local authorities have a critical role in co-ordination, and zoning will potentially help us to progress towards that level of co-ordination and create a clear signal around that.
Using advanced thermal imaging tools such as drones, it provided critical intelligence to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and even co-ordinated rescue 199 from Prestwick in airlifting people to safety.
Discussions are taking place between individual ministerial portfolios and the relevant departments. We are co-ordinating that work from the centre of the Government.
It will support us all to identify and act on international recommendations in a strategic and co-ordinated way, which will help to enhance our rights implementation efforts in devolved areas.The first phase of the work will provide a centralised and transparent record of the recommendations that arise from the seven core UN treaties to which the UK is a si...
Where there are responsibilities to report on—for instance, employability or child wellbeing—there are opportunities to see how that work can be better co-ordinated. Finally, there is an issue around the resources that are available to do the co-ordination and planning.
That approach is quite lacking across and between local authorities at the moment. Who should drive that co-ordination? I think that that is a joint responsibility of the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.