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I am sure that the committee remembers that, at our meeting on 23 January, we agreed that we would consider today our response to the consultation. A response date of 5 April has been set and the committee's views have already been sought.
We prepared the annexe last summer, so some of the references might be out of date. However, the principles that are outlined in the examples are still relevant.The annexe is based on a trawl of local authorities.
A shorter, more easily digested version, which I shall submit at a later date, is in preparation. The points that I shall make are essentially contained in that paper.
All the cases relate to hepatitis C transmission and many date back to the 1970s and 1980s—they are not recent incidents.Whether any case goes ahead is a matter for the courts and the lawyers involved to decide.
There may be times when an application for information is mistimed. It is rather like a bank arrestment, which has to be served at the right time if the money is to be caught.
We know that women have less access to other financial securities and services such as bank accounts, savings and household insurance.In setting thresholds, we would encourage the committee and others to look at the propensity for disparate impact.
For example, a new entrant to the market could offer a service and price package that covered all Scotland, which would suit a multi-site commercial organisation such as the Royal Bank of Scotland, Tesco or any company of that order.