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In relation to SSI 2024/272, does the committee wish to note that an error in the policy note concerning the contribution rate was identified following a question by the committee, and that the Scottish Government intends to correct that?

Members indicated agreement.

Under agenda item 2, we are considering two instruments. An issue has been raised on one of the instruments.

The instrument makes various changes in relation to fees payable and information required to register as a property factor. In correspondence with the Scottish Government, which is published alongside the papers for this meeting, the committee queried the numbering in regulation 5(3) of the instrument, which refers to a paragraph (5), which does not exist. The Scottish Government indicated that that is a formatting error and confirmed that it intends to correct it by way of a correction slip.

Does the committee wish to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament on the general reporting ground, in respect of an error in the numbering of regulation 5(5)?

Members indicated agreement.

Also under this agenda item, no points have been raised on the following instrument.

Is the committee content with the instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

Does the committee wish to note that the Scottish Government intends to correct the error by way of a correction slip?

Members indicated agreement.

The next meeting of the committee will take place on Tuesday 12 November.

You will have to pardon the modulation of my tone at the moment—I am not particularly well.

You have answered practically all the questions that I was going to ask, but I am going to give you another opportunity to punt your points of view. In its response, the Government says that further activity will take place, starting perhaps in December, on considering key elements of the independent review’s recommendations, such as a leaving certificate, interdisciplinary learning, modularisation of subject qualifications and suchlike.

You have already given us some really strong answers, but do any particular areas of your recommendations need to be explored further by the Government? This is your opportunity to say so, and the Government will be listening to what is being said. Is there something that you think really needs to be picked up on?

So, it is about the culture. It is about how teaching and learning take place more than it is about a young person saying, “Look what I’ve achieved—here’s a bit of paper.” That is important, of course, but it is also about how they learn and how they feel about learning. Is that correct?

Shona, would that benefit your university, as the students come up?