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Do we or do we not trust our money advisers to follow the rules and do what is needed to support clients in accessing the best solutions? The 10-year rule almost says to money advisers, “We do not trust you to put people into the best solution for them.”
In relation to the costing of the original offer, as David Robertson said, you have to go with the best information that you have. That is what we do every year when we come to distribute the funding—we use the best possible data.
One of the big frustrations was that a school in Port Glasgow that is considered to be one of the best schools for children with ASN was closed over the summer.
I will be as brief as possible. Children’s best interests are at the heart of our work on the bill, and it is very rare for those best interests to end up in a sheriff court.