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The short paper that members have before them is our best stab at what reports will be produced by Audit Scotland in my name between September and December.
Scheduling extra stuff might be tricky, but we will do our best. I strongly agree with your recommendation about writing to the petitioner to address the issue of services and facilities for children with special needs.
We provide advice to housing associations and local authorities and try to encourage new developments to comply with best practice in crime prevention in an attempt to design out physical and social crime as best we can.
As you will have noticed, I have adopted different approaches throughout the lifetime of this committee to try to establish the best way of operating. I do that in the best interests of the committee.
It would be for the minister to explore the best way to proceed. Previously, we heard that fishing legislation exists that would allow him to act on the proposal.