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We should not forget that the original planned go-live date was August 2015. Very soon after the problems arose, we were butting up against delays to that date.
For example, the news last night talked about astonishing differences in outcomes for cancer for people who live in different postcodes in Scotland, but the news just gave stark figures.
Is it better that we determine the kind of Scotland, the kind of Europe and the kind of world that we want to live in? Those are the questions that all of us should start asking ourselves today.
The advisory group points out that children who get involved in serious harmful behaviour do so because of a range of difficulties in their home lives, including parental imprisonment.
A person who is over 60 will not be eligible for a student loan, but they can still get free tuition and bursaries, discretionary funds and additional living cost grants. Loans are only a part of the student support package; the rest of the package must also be considered.
One thing that struck me was the positive contribution that the young mothers unit there makes not just to the lives of the children and the mothers in the unit, because there is a wider benefit for the whole school.
The historic environment is a key element of making good places for people to live and work in by providing context and connecting them to their place.
You will consult the local authorities, but will there be scope for consulting service users and carers who are finding that something that they thought would make their lives easier is making their lives much more difficult?
I understand that it is very difficult for local authorities to take that view at the moment, but the third sector’s perspective is that it is essential for helping people to live independent lives and preventing them from needing crisis support further down the line.