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The guidance was issued very late in the day, on the basis that we got clarity from Europe only at a late stage, and there were many concerns. For example, many people jumped to take up the easiest option that was available to them at the time, which was fallow.
The offer of such support is irresistible in many ways to professionals, some women and local budget holders, and it works in some areas, but in many areas it is not sufficient, particularly when there are child protection concerns.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 August 2018
The Group will be chaired by Dr Linda de Caestecker, Director of Public Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and its membership goes further than required by the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 September 2016
Delivering Excellence and Equity in Scottish Education: A Delivery Plan for Scotland, published on 28 June 2016, sets out the actions we are taking to clarify and de-clutter the curriculum for teachers and to help reduce workload for teachers and young people.
However, we do not have the exact number of how many dismissals there have been in the past 10 years; it has not been specifically on my radar in my ministerial role for the past two years per se.
I can bring in Vicki Bibby on that point. Audit Scotland has not done as many college audits as the firms have for many years; we have done only a handful of those in-house.