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However, Marlyn Glen is also right to point out that other factors beyond the pure statistics need to be taken into account. Dundee City Council is doing the right thing by offering a group of pupils an alternative curriculum that does not show up in the statistical results.
As with similar petitions that the committee has considered, I invite members to agree to take into account the issues that are raised in the petition in our continued consideration of the Planning etc (Scotland) Bill and, on that basis, to take no further action on the petition.
The dialogue that we will continue to have with the Home Office will include discussion of that issue, although we understand from the Home Office that it is prepared to take such circumstances into account in the decisions that are made about both status and timing.
Scottish police representatives are on PITO for obvious reasons to do with the need to ensure that the Scottish position is taken into account in relation to technology that relates to United Kingdom-wide policing matters and it strikes me as odd that there will be no Scottish representation on the new board.
This is not a court of law and we will conduct our proceedings in a more informal manner with some flexibility to take account of the backgrounds of the witnesses and their representatives.
In the workforce planning process, which is now much more sophisticated than it was in the past, we take account of peaks and troughs in the current and future age profile and try to secure the right number of teachers for certain points in time.
It is worth remembering that the homicide figures for 2004-05 show that, as in previous years, the use of a sharp instrument was the most common method of killing—it accounted for 72 victims, which was more than half the total number.
It has been reported that NHS Western Isles failed to report costs accurately and made late adjustments to its accounts. In that light, what will be done to strengthen financial management in NHS Western Isles?