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I hope that my explanation of why we are proposing changing “and” to “or” through amendment 6 will persuade Colin Smyth of the best intentions of the change. I am seeking to be as inclusive as possible.
We have modernised the requirement for children with a visual disability, so that it now reflects clinical best practice for assessing the vision of children and young people.
I know that that makes it difficult for everybody, but we have to continue to take decisions based on what is best to protect the country if we are to get through these next few months—hopefully, these final few months—as safely as we can.
Nobody in the chamber has a monopoly on giving our communities and the wider public confidence that they are protected in the best way possible by the disclosure system.
That is why we tried the hardship fund for those businesses that could provide evidence, but there is still the issue of the integrity of the system and, in particular, avoiding fraud, for which the best approach will involve local authorities.
We previously discussed the point that, sometimes, even with the best psychological support, people have pulled back by the time the court process starts.