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I do not mean to be rude but there is an awful lot of management speak in there.

We need to finish this session, so please be brief.

I want to move on to the issue of evaluation of the implementation plan. Jane Kellock, you mentioned that you feel that you are “doing the right work”. How are you monitoring the effectiveness of that work?

That question was not specifically directed at Jane Kellock, but I thank her for answering first. I will bring in Kaylie Allen and then come to Pauline Lunn.

That is a really important point. We MSPs talk about data a lot, but the question is: what do we do with it? You might have the numbers or the facts and figures, but the issue is how you use them to improve lives.

Donald Macleod, did you want to come in?

Is it about productivity or the efficiency with which services are run? I open up that question more widely.

Does it cover not only staffing but other resources?

I will come to Sandesh Gulhane in a minute, but I first want to pick up on one point. You might well not be able to answer this question because you are not local authority representatives. However, I have heard a couple of times from panel members about gaps in staff knowledge or understanding of SDS. Do you know of any work that local authorities are doing to address that, or would that be better put to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities?

I thank the witnesses for their evidence.

Next week, the committee will continue phase 2 of its post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 with an evidence session with integration joint boards.

That concludes the public part of our meeting.

In essence, you do not have a role in workforce planning—