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I know that this is a bit like ping-pong, but Stephanie Callaghan wants to come back in.

I am sometimes very protective of Bill Kidd so, if you do not mind, can we leave that subject for now and allow the member to ask the question later?

You have been very good this morning, May, but we are drawing towards the end of our session.

You have talked about two parties being quite some distance apart and how, prior to them coming to the tribunal, there is a process to try to bring them closer together. In some of our other evidence, we have heard about some of the challenges and about how the tribunal process can be seen as pitting two parties against each other. How could the dispute resolution process be changed to reduce perceived, or real, conflict and to support better working between families and local authorities?

Members will drill into some of those themes later, so if you could just—

We always try to shine a spotlight on the issues, so thank you for that.

A number of you have mentioned the “Stay at home, save lives” message and how young people really took that message to heart and are still finding being back in school a source of anxiety. Irene Stove, will you comment on that? In relation to your evidence, I am keen to learn about the families aspect and the role of respite services, which were stopped and, in many cases, have not returned. Will you respond on that element of it?

That is a very small question—it is like the Covid inquiry on steroids, is it not?

Who is next? Everyone wants to come in.

Thank you. Glenn, it is over to you.

We have had some commentary about the physical estate, which Liam Kerr will ask some questions about later.

Willie Rennie and Ben Macpherson have supplementary questions.

That point about training being embedded and on-going leads on to the point about coaching that Glenn Carter has raised several times this morning.