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As I have already said, I am not yet convinced that that is always best achieved through the laying of an annual report or having a duty that exists in perpetuity.
We urge councils to benchmark their purchases, to ensure that they are getting not the cheapest service but the best value for money—the service that is best value for money is not always the cheapest.
We have gone into this work in the spirit of public sector reform and making the best use of our shared public resources with our partners, and the appetite for that among our SCIP partners has been tremendous.
Although it is now 14 January, I offer best wishes to everyone for the new year.I have apologies from Richard Lyle, for whom Dennis Robertson is substituting—welcome, Dennis.
I am particularly interested in the effect of SDS on working conditions for personal assistants and care workers, so Pam Duncan might be the best person to respond. Does SDS affect your PAs’ working conditions given the level of funding that you have for employing seven people?
We have a note about the matter and some background information on it. It is probably best if we clarify it for the committee in writing, if that is acceptable.