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“Predatory paedophiles” is nota term used to disguise either Schedule 1 offenders or sex offenders and thereforenot identified by the Scottish Prison Service as a separate category of offender.

As a result, the employing agencies supplying staff for this site were asked to produce full records dating back to February 2005. Satisfactory information was not received until 14 February 2006. The analysis of this payroll information, for 180 workers, is nearly complete. We expect to inform the employment agencies of the outcome of our investigations by 31 March 2006.

Please see the following table:

Number¹ Exclusions Amongst Pupils with a Learning Difficulty², 2003-04.

Notes:

1. Data has been rounded to the nearest three to avoid data disclosure. 

2. Data includes pupils with RoN/IEP for the following categories: moderate, severe, profound or specific learning difficulties or complex or multiple impairments involving learning difficulties. In 2003-04, main difficulty of learning data was not available for 1,819 pupils and in  2004-05 it was not available for 1,760 pupils.

The Executive first madecontact with Odgers in respect of this matter on 2 February 2006 as aprecautionary measure when it had become clear to the Executive that there wereproblems with Scottish Water’s delivery plan that might lead to the departureof Professor Alan Alexander as Chair of Scottish Water. On the same date itapproached the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotlandabout the possibility of an interim chair being appointed in line with herguidance on public appointments, but without the appointment being subject toan open competition.