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Scientists from Scotland and from our neighbouring Coastal States provided advice to managers throughout the negotiations, and the best available evidence was used as the basis for decisions.
When making their housing allocation decisions, local authorities are encouraged to take a children’s right approach and are expected to consider the Scottish Government’s statutory guidance on meeting the best interests of children facing homelessness: https://www.gov.scot/publications/best-interests-of-...
This includes ending poverty, supporting fair wages and families, and improving our physical and social environments through initiatives, such as the Scottish Child Payment , Best Start Foods and Best Start Grants.
What the convener has described would cover all the groups, not cause any disturbance in any way and encourage best practice. Ensuring best practice is the right approach.
We are waiting for other information to come forward that will enable us to best set out a work programme, but it would be helpful for the committee to meet and discuss how we can be most effective.
Co-location with suitable partners makes the best use of the public sector estate and offers the opportunity for increased visibility and closer working.
They know their school communities best and are best placed to identify the approaches most likely to reduce barriers to learning.The Scottish Government does not hold central records on individual schools’ expenditure decisions, and therefore does not record whether PEF has been used to meet ferry costs.