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Will the minister give the committee a commitment that the guidance will be reviewed at a later date when the other issues of concern about the 2003 act have been reviewed?
It is not just a matter of arriving at a date when the funding will be passed to all 32 local authorities; there are standards that have to be reached.
Do you share his view and, if that is the case, when do you date the planning as having started? We share the view of the previous Minister for Health and Community Care.
You recommend a general duty to keep plans up to date. Is there not a danger that, without strong guidance, plans would drift and not be kept up to date?
Therefore, if concealed assets are discovered at a later date, the Crown will be able to apply to the court to have the confiscation order varied, thus depriving the accused of the proceeds of crime.
What is the point of the Executive setting a cut-off date of 31 October for late claims, but then holding back a quarter of a million pounds from the pension fund surplus for further late claims that might be submitted after the cut-off date?