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Two issues are involved: the work that is undertaken on the statutory plan and the statutory process—they are two distinct and different things. That may all be correct—indeed, we may all be correct.
And we are of the view that alternative provision in a special school or special unit setting on either a full time or part time basis may be more appropriate than mainstream education for some pupils."
I will not even begin to comment on whether the two people who were proposed for the committee were the right people; that may or may not be the case and it is not for me or for the committee to comment on that.
Students with disabilities who want to study outwith Scotland may or may not get funding. We heard that 14 of the 32 local authorities do not automatically give funding and some never give funding.