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"Malnutrition" is as defined in ICD-10: codes E40-E46. Because records were selected using these cause of death codes, the figures include cases where the cause of death text included a synonym (e.g.
That is because the point at which a hearing is convened and a chair is in conversation with a child is far too late for a child to be informed for the first time about the availability of advocacy—that should have already happened, as is recognised in the code of practice that underpins the scheme, which has run successfully for the past five years.
That includes video calls and apps for one-to-one and group support and counselling, as well as online chat as a helpline option. QR codes can enable discreet access to information, whereas picking up a leaflet would immediately identify the woman as a possible victim.
Separately, and in line with the Scottish ministerial code, I have made my views and those of my constituents known to the responsible minister in the appropriate way.
Applicants for the scheme already have to agree specific terms and conditions when signing up, but we are working to strengthen those through changes to the application forms to specify expected standards of behaviour when travelling, and we are developing a behaviour code linked to operators’ conditions of carriage and existing legal protections.
Ofcom has also been doing that—its statements at the height of the difficulties were very clear about the obligation of those companies to operate within the code of responsibility. As I indicated in my statement, there is much more to be done to ensure that that is the case.
This Parliament passed legislation in 2016; regulations on a code of practice for funeral directors were passed in January but will not be implemented until March 2025; and we are still waiting for regulations on licensing and inspection, eight years on.
It is wholly at odds with the requirements of the code of conduct. I am aware, too, that there are many members who wish to put a question, so we will need to pick up the pace.