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I welcome the initiative, but a phone line is no substitute for a national strategy to protect vulnerable children. One of the best ways to protect every vulnerable two-year-old is to see them every day, day-in, day-out, at nursery.
I speak to members of all parties—there is no need for any members to point fingers at others.I have an impossible number of requests for supplementaries, but I will do my best to get in as many as possible. On a point of order, Presiding Officer.
The issue is to do with the public sector audit role, in which there is financial regularity work and a duty to demonstrate the best use of resources, and Haines Watts is doing a bit of both.
It considered that this would lead to many cultural organisations having to “at best, need to change their operational model or, at worst, cease to operate.”
We would urge action by sporting bodies to disseminate best practice in this area more widely across all fields of sport and physical activity at an elite level.
The AGS explained that work has previously been undertaken to consider this issue and that-
...the Audit Scotland board weighed up the cost benefit of that question and came to the position that operating a mixed market in Scotland gave us the best balance of efficiency, access to expertise and predictability in the delivery of services.3Scottish Commission...
The Committee recommends that the Scottish Government considers how best to promote and encourage use of NHS services for non-COVID conditions as we move through the COVID-19 recovery period.
This approach is strongly supported by the JCVI, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives. It is best to get both doses, and booster, before the third trimester to ensure maximum protection – the vaccine can be given at any stage during pregnancy.
The Scottish Government are responsible for the evaluation of the Visually Recorded Interview (VRI) test of change process and therefore would be best placed to provide further information in relation to this.
2) Timeframe for providing VRI for all victims of rape and serious sexual crime?
Committee reports
Date published:
13 September 2021
We consider it vital that the Scottish Government considers how best to provide non-financial support to carers and that support the Government has already committed to is provided as quickly as possible.