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It is regrettable that that request has been ignored to date. As Dave Thompson has identified, the Scotland Bill in 2012 offered an opportunity to do something, but it was missed.
We have concern about some of the courts that are shutting down, but that concern is not so much about the fact that they are shutting down as it is about whether the courts that the business is going to can absorb the work without that pushing back dates and it taking longer for people to get to hearings and to justice.
That has an obvious impact on not only their family and friends but the poor train driver who was in the train on that date. The ramifications of each of those circumstances are severe and for all of us to consider.
We are not happy with the use of the phrase “mental disorder” in the bill, which would be reflected on forms and so on. The evidence to date has certainly not made us happy with that.
That seems strange to me, because I presume that the date for the assessment would have been made in advance, so there should be plenty of time to seek evidence and allow a reasonable timescale for response.
In its business case, which was launched yesterday—its vesting date—Edinburgh College projected £9 million of savings as a direct result of the restructuring.The cabinet secretary has made it clear to us that he expects those savings to be recycled into the maintenance of places and the delivery of the Government’s opportunities for all objectives.
I know of others who, because they had to give personal details such as their date of birth, their age, their gender and other things, refused to use them, but Gypsy Travellers still had the choice of using them or not.
However, I make it clear to the committee that we will share as much information with it as we can and keep members as up to date as possible about our emerging thinking as the DWP fills the still significant gaps in information.
We are very relaxed about the review and very happy to be part of it. To date, most of our witnesses have agreed that it would be beneficial to extend the community planning duty to other public sector partners instead of simply confining it to local government.