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Until December.

I think that we have heard that through your contributions so far.

Has the Government team explained what it is waiting for? Is it waiting for the green light to create the policy and get it approved in Parliament? Why are we somewhat stuck in limbo on this? I am really keen to try to move things along; I think that colleagues around the table feel the same.

Thank you, convener. It is helpful that, if we have got a date of September 2025, that is the date that we work towards. It is imperative that we try to work together to realise this by that date.

I will move to questions to our Taith colleagues. I am so keen to hear about all the work that you have been doing in relation to the programme and the success that you have had thus far. What advice could you offer to us here in Scotland about setting up a similar programme? Do you have any advice for Scottish institutions on how they could expand their international exchange programmes, too?

Good morning, everyone.

I will pick up on the progress that we need to make here in Scotland in order to introduce and create a Scottish equivalent of what our friends in Wales have managed to achieve. So far this morning, we have heard about a survey that has gone out to our youth organisations, and we have heard that there were frequent meetings until February or March. I understand that there have been a few changes, but are you able to tell the committee whether it would be helpful if those meetings reconvened?

It would be good to have our youth organisations back around the table talking about the matter openly, to encourage the Government to move ahead and get a programme up and running. We are now halfway through 2023, so I am a little bit worried that it is now a slowed process. Liz Green, is it likely that we will be able to launch a programme similar to that of our friends in Wales, given the timeframes that we are now up against?

That is fine—thank you very much, Liz. I have one question for our friends on the Taith team.

Thank you so much for that summary—funding, governance, inclusion, youth organisation involvement, the focus on young people and being flexible. There is a lot that we can learn from that.

On your point about receiving data from the boards, how do you intend to keep that continuous? It might go well at the beginning and then tail off, particularly as boards are dealing with a number of issues just now. How do you intend to keep it going and ensure that you get the data so that you can make improvements?

Has the telephone number that was launched been successful? Have people contacted you through that method? Has there been more of a response through the telephone number than through other methods?

I refer to my entry in the register of members’ interests, which shows that I am a serving councillor in North Lanarkshire Council.

I would like to pick up on the NHS whistleblowing service, and in particular the relatively low number of cases and inquiries coming into the new independent national whistleblowing officer. What will the SPSO do to raise awareness among front-line NHS staff?

I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests. I am a serving councillor in North Lanarkshire.

Good morning and thank you for coming. As the convener said, my questions are on tenants’ awareness of the Scottish social housing charter. We have just been discussing the relationship with regard to tenants and their rights, but do you think that tenants have enough awareness of the charter? If not, how can we increase their awareness?