Dr. Carmel Halton:

The Deputy asked a question about the falling out of students. Students do not fall out of the courses because of the lack of availability of places. We work, as Professor Norris has said, really hard to provide placements. Once the student has registered, it is our responsibility to get placements for them. We hold the worry, risk and uncertainty ourselves. We employ people in our universities to find placements. We recruit practitioners and train them pro bono. We give them all kinds of continuing professional development, CPD, opportunities in response to their commitment to take our students. We have worked over many years to build relationships with people that are responsive to their needs, as well as responsive to our need to acquire placements.