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I have a point for clarification, which the minister is probably the best person to address. I understand that part 2 of the bill is about the educational fitness of teachers and their ability to teach, not about child protection.
I was assured that introducing a bill was the best and simplest legal way forward. After I had started down that road, it became obvious that Aberdeen would also benefit from such legislation.
I hope that the current process will enable us to identify where further investment could best be made. Any bids made on an annual basis or bids made in regard to end-year flexibility would have to be submitted in the light of that knowledge.
They come from first-hand experience of meetings with my parent local authority, Argyll and Bute Council, which told us, in a best-value meeting, that it intended to keep its best-value team going to examine contract compliance.
We have been in discussions with Glasgow and will continue those discussions with regard to the completion of the best-value work that is being done there.
There should be an understanding of how this committee can best work for the Scottish people. I am talking about the younger generation and an education programme.