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As the external auditor, it is quite difficult to comment on the engagement and the discussions that management had with internal audit but, to date, the ICT project has not been included in the internal audit plan.
I will ask about a couple of things that the committee might have covered beforeāas a substitute member, I am not always up to date. I go back to what Alex Cole-Hamilton talked about, which the minister described as intersectionality.
The reforms made very significant savings, but those are not savings that now sit in a bank account somewhere; they are savings in terms of resource that did not have to be spent.
Graham Simpson touched on that, and there are definitely questions about getting the right people around the table and the potential roles for the Scottish National Investment Bank and people from the community, including workers and trade unions.
I was pleased to read that the Scottish National Investment Bank was working with Black Professionals Scotland, which is a great group that does some amazing work.
It is a citizens advice bureau outreach centre, a food bank and a base for Upward Mobility, which supports more than 20 remarkable students who just need a helping hand.