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The effect of a pre-action protocol is that it front-loads the whole process, so it should become apparent at a very early stage if a case does not have merit.
Why do we need to abandon an element of the UNCRC even before it comes into force, without relying on the pre-existing way for such decisions to be made?
As many people are, I am deeply concerned about the benefit cap. It is just one of the pre-existing failures in the United Kingdom welfare system that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Under agenda item 1, do we agree to take in private item 4, which is consideration of the evidence that we will hear today in relation to our pre-budget scrutiny? Members indicated agreement.
We welcome the cabinet secretary’s comment during the committee’s pre-budget debate that she has “instructed officials to begin planning for a Scottish spending review that will identify opportunities to optimise the use of Scottish Government funding over the longer term.”
Some areas still require further work, so the Care Inspectorate has agreed that the maximum capacity should be capped at 12. That pre-Christmas progress is welcome, and it has increased the capacity in the secure estate by four beds.
It is further worth remembering that, this summer, the overall pass rates for national 5, highers and advanced highers were above pre-pandemic levels in 2019 and that the poverty-related attainment gap has narrowed.