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Most important, we should seek clarification regarding article 6 of the ECHR, because the regulations may get into the same difficulties as did those regarding temporary sheriffs.
After today's meeting, I intend to invite the clerks to produce a paper for the committee that updates us on what we have done so far in looking into the issue and highlights subjects on which we may or may not undertake further work.
It occurred to me after I submitted my evidence that genuine problems may arise with domino transplantation—John Forsythe may want to pick up on that—whereby a competent child would undergo a transplant and is giving to another child.
As Brian Adam says, we are investigating how a committee works and its role in relation to a report and we have laid down some markers that may or may not be the subject of further guidance.
In terms of the discussion around what may or may not constitute evidence, there has been a tendency to focus on the specifics of what may be sufficient in a given case, which has caused some confusion.