Chamber and committees

Yes.

Just about.

Thank you very much for that detailed response, Nicky.

Louise, would you like to come back in?

Good morning, and welcome, everyone. The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 aimed to better integrate the health and social care systems in Scotland through integration authorities. How does integration work in your local area currently? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of the model that is adopted in your area? I am aware that there are two different models. Everybody will probably need to provide an answer. I ask Ross McGuffie to start.

That is grand. We would be happy to get those figures.

Do you think that consideration of the impact of significant changes to the care system on the rights of children and their families can be undertaken in the time that it takes for the regulations to progress through Parliament? I would like to explore timescales and how they fit together a little bit further.

Does anyone else have a view?

I will ask about the Promise and whether we are on target to implement it, so I am afraid that my questions will be mainly for Fraser McKinlay, but I invite the other witnesses to chip in as much as they can.

Fraser, in a letter to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, you said:

“Children and families repeatedly told the Independent Care Review the way the system works is a primary barrier to change”.

Will you expand on that? What are the impacts of the way that the system works at the moment? I want a bit more information about what the problems are with the current system. I am particularly interested in the views of the service users—children and parents—not those of agencies.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think that the target is to implement all aspects of the Promise by 2030.

I am pleased to hear you say that you think that there is a strong commitment from all the authorities to keep the Promise. We heard from the witnesses on the previous panel that they were a bit concerned about people being distracted while the process is going on. How did you get that evidence? Where did it come from? Did you get it from people who spoke to you or from submissions that they sent you?