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My officials held frequent discussions with UK Government officials, voluntary organisations and COSLA to prepare for our consultation, Devolution of Community Care Grant and Crisis Loans: Consultation on Successor Arrangements, published on 5 August 2011, available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/07/29104056/0.

The Scottish Government is committed to supporting survivors of childhood abuse. The In Care Survivors Service Scotland (ICSSS) provides a specialist service to a group of people who have suffered trauma of a very specific nature which is tailored to their needs. In particular, the service uniquely offers support accessing records relating to individuals’ care experiences.

We have asked Open Secret to submit a renewed business case for further funding, which we will take into consideration in combination with the external evaluation of the service currently being carried out.

We are currently consulting on the successor arrangements for community care grants and crisis loans. We will make decisions on future arrangements, including the allocation of funding, in the light of the responses.

We are currently consulting on the successor arrangements for community care grants and crisis loans. We will make decisions on future arrangements, including the delivery of those, in the light of the responses.

SCSWIS employed 289 inspection staff as at 1 April 2011. These figures are not directly comparable to the number of inspectors employed by the predecessor bodies because not all the functions of the predecessor bodies transferred to SCSWIS. There are also efficiencies in the delivery of functions through the creation of the new body.

At 1 April 2010 the Care Commission employed 590 staff, Social Work Inspection Agency employed 64 staff and HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIe) employed 213 staff. HMIe is also a predecessor organisation to Education Scotland.

At 1 April 2010 the Care Commission had 320 inspection staff. SWIA had 20 inspection staff but also used sessional inspectors on a part time fee contract basis and at 1 April 2010 there were 17 sessional inspectors. HM Inspectorare of Education (HMIe) had 107 inspectors. HMIe is a predecessor body to both SCSWIS and Education Scotland.

The number of inspections staff that will be employed by SCSWIS as at 1 April 2012 is an operational matter for SCSWIS according to the requirements and priorities detailed in SCSWIS inspection plan as approved by ministers.

SCSWIS future budgets will be decided in the context of the forthcoming spending review and we will ensure that SCSWIS will have the appropriate resources in the locations across Scotland to ensure the wellbeing and safety of users.

At 1 April 2011, Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland employed 550 staff. This figure is not directly comparable to the figures for the predecessor bodies because not all the functions of the predecessor bodies transferred to SCSWIS, notably the schools inspection function has gone to Education Scotland and the regulation of independent healthcare has gone to Healthcare Improvement Scotland. There are also efficiencies in the delivery of functions through the creation of the new body.

The information requested is contained in the following table.

Table 1: Student Studying for an Undergraduate Qualification in Podiatry at the Scottish Higher Education Institutions, 2007-08 to 2009-10

Source: Scottish Funding Council.

Figures are derived from individual student returns collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).