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At its meeting on 19 April the Committee heard evidence from two witness panels on what is and should be being done to ensure children’s voices are not just heard but properly taken account of within the court’s decision-making process.
ONS allocates organisations with similar characteristics to sectors within the national accounts framework. At this time, Scottish Canals were already classified to the central government sector (as a body referenced as an NDPB in your letter) from 1 July 2012, the date the British Waterways Board order came into force.
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I trust the Committee will note the recent legal precedent as outlined in the updated submission from MBM and the legal requirement for all public bodies to take account of this. My main reason for making this submission is a significant gap in the evidence being presented around this debate.
Like you, I have been very pleased to see the focus on the Scottish index of multiple deprivation and the laying over of our complainant demographics on areas of deprivation.