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Criminal Justice Committee
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 25 October 2023
Sharon Dowey
Are the measures in place? Are those provisions in force?
Criminal Justice Committee
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 25 October 2023
Sharon Dowey
You are not able to comment. Okay, I will leave it there.
Public Audit Committee
Section 23 Report: “Early Learning and Childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion”
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Sharon Dowey
The joint report highlighted that although councils recruited the staff that they needed to deliver the expansion, risks relating to recruitment and retaining enough staff remained. The Scottish Government is developing a strategic framework for the ELC and school-age childcare workforce along with an action plan. Will the workforce issues that are set out in the audit report, including recruitment challenges, difficulties quantifying the extent of workforce movement between sectors, falls in the numbers of childminders and a lack of long-term workforce plans be covered by the actions in the framework?
Public Audit Committee
Section 23 Report: “Early Learning and Childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion”
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Sharon Dowey
We do not know when we will see the strategic framework, then. Will it include details on the affordability of and funding for all the actions?
Public Audit Committee
Section 23 Report: “Early Learning and Childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion”
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Sharon Dowey
You mentioned earlier that the Scottish Social Services Council has published new data on workforce movement. Does that fill the data gap that was highlighted in the audit report in relation to the movement of ELC workers between sectors?
Public Audit Committee
Section 23 Report: “Early Learning and Childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion”
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Sharon Dowey
What impact has the new data had on planned actions to mitigate workforce risks?
Public Audit Committee
Section 23 Report: “Early Learning and Childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion”
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Sharon Dowey
I should also have asked whether the strategic framework has been published. I think that it was due at the end of the summer.
Public Audit Committee
Section 23 Report: “Early Learning and Childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion”
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Sharon Dowey
The strategic framework was originally due to be published in summer. You are changing the way that you are doing it. It will not be published this year, so it will be next year, but you are doing some announcements as you go along. Is that what you are saying?
Public Audit Committee
Section 23 Report: “Early Learning and Childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion”
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Sharon Dowey
Do you have a list of all the things that you have already implemented?
Public Audit Committee
Section 23 Report: “Early Learning and Childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion”
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Sharon Dowey
Private early learning providers were greatly concerned about staff moving to the public sector. Has any action been taken on the point?
