Chamber and committees

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-03096 on 24 September 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

The Scottish Government has a range of processes and structures in place to capture, monitor, and take action to respond to Audit Scotland recommendations and findings and to communicate these. This includes central co-ordination and tracking of recommendations from Annual Audit reports throughout the year; clear Roles & Responsibilities of Accountable Officers and other Senior Civil Servants in relation to both Annual Audit reports and National Performance Audits; quarterly Director General Assurance meetings and other governance boards to assure implementation progress and plans for responding to Audit Scotland.

The Scottish Government does not hold this information. Workforce management and deployment are operational matters for the Chief Constable, with oversight by the Scottish Police Authority.

The Scottish Government does not hold this information. Workforce management and deployment are operational matters for the Chief Constable, with oversight by the Scottish Police Authority.

The Scottish Government does not this information. Workforce management and deployment are operational matters for the Chief Constable, with oversight by the Scottish Police Authority.

The Scottish Government does not hold this information. Workforce management and deployment are operational matters for the Chief Constable, with oversight by the Scottish Police Authority.

No Code of Practice on investigation functions as set out in section 57 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 has been published.

Accordingly:

1.There have been no revisions to a published Code of Practice since the Act came into force;

2.No revised version has been in place; and

3.There have been no reviews of a published Code of Practice.

A detailed breakdown of the £400,000 is shown in the following table.

Local Government pay is a matter for local authorities. Officials are engaging with Delivering Equally Safe fund managers to understand the implications of the proposed changes to pay and grading within Glasgow City Council on the delivery of agreed service outcomes under grant funding conditions.

The Scottish Government remains committed to supporting specialist services that provide vital support to victims and survivors of gender based violence and is aware of the pressures front line support services are under. That is why the Delivering Equally Safe fund benefited from a 5% increase in 2026-27, taking total investment in the Delivering Equally Safe Fund to almost £46 million over 2026-2028 (almost £23 million per year). The Delivering Equally Safe fund managers, Inspiring Scotland, work with funded organisations to review their outcomes. This enables services to consider necessary changes where circumstances have changed.

Our Programme for Government 2026 to 2031, sets out that we will act quickly to provide emergency funding to organisations under significant pressure, enhance arrangements for the Delivering Equally Safe Fund and develop a new multi-year fund to ensure vital services are sustainable and can respond flexibly to need.

The Scottish Government has not received any specific advice regarding national security risks associated with Chinese-manufactured buses operating in Scotland.

Vehicle safety and cybersecurity requirements are reserved matters, overseen by the UK Government through the DVSA and the National Cyber Security Centre. All vehicles operating in Scotland must meet the relevant UK-wide standards.