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The council is asking for advanced investment in infrastructure in order to de-risk projects, and it notes the need for councils to roll over any underspend in their areas.
That means they have not been trained in using batons and handcuffs or in the tactical skills required to de-escalate situations. The authority has been notified and that was discussed at the people board meeting the other day.
Indeed, if we are going to encourage our SMEs back, they will need something that de-risks what they do in future. We need some certainty in that respect.
It was developed in conjunction with Welsh National Opera, and it has also been staged, with Scottish Opera’s costumes, arrangements and set, by the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona. I, too, made that trip, and I found it most illuminating.
I have a quote here from a teacher, who has said: “Inclusion currently looks like whole classes being left with little to no support while the teacher de-escalates situations and supports individuals to regulate.”
It is important that we ensure that changes towards modular courses and practical education in our schools open doors for onward employment and positive destinations instead of sending children and young people down an educational cul-de-sac. Too many times, employers resort to examination results or further education certificates and degrees because they...
Part of what we are trying to do with our finances and the finances that are available to us is to try to catalyse some of that development to de-risk some of the investments by using public finance as best as possible.
My union has significant concerns about the de-funding of the Health and Safety Executive in recent years, particularly during the last decade, and about the impact that that has had on its role.
During the previous evidence session, Unison’s regional secretary raised the need to publish the stage 2 amendments ahead of the end of stage 1 in order to have clarity and to de-risk the process. Do you agree with that?