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However, if councils happen to find, at the end of the year, that they have a few quid in the bank that they did not expect to have and they put that money into reserves, that is not so good—our view would be that presumably that money was due to be spent on something in the year.
The trouble is that it is difficult to translate them to use in the budget. We can give a range of start dates and take-up rates, but somewhere in the process a decision must be made about which to use.
It is clear that any disclosure of criminal information at a future date—whether the child is still a child or has become an adult—can impact on life chances.
I greatly welcome the committee’s reports to date—to which we will issue a formal response—and look forward to continued engagement with the committee.