This figure is included in the Executive Summary of our response to the Call for Views on the NCS Bill, and also in answer to the Financial Memorandum questions, as follows: “COSLA has estimated the total costs of implementing the recommendations of the Independent Review of Adult Social Care (IRASC) as being over £1.5 billion – far in excess of the “more than £840 million" stated by the Scottish Government in the Resource Spending Review as the value of its commitment to increase investment in social care by 25% during this Parliament.” The committee may...