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If we are concerned, as the motion states, about what best serves Scotland’s economic, social and political future, we should be debating more pressing matters.
As one of my other colleagues said, it is not just about recruitment, because there are not enough people to recruit; it is also about training and so forth. I apologise for drifting into talking about the workforce; when we talk about the workforce, I would be happy to come back to that point.
We have had plenty of hot air on that point from the Government. It was quick to trumpet £26 million of additional funding for the college sector in the 2023-24 budget but, months later, the purpose of that funding is completely unclear to the SFC and colleges.
We believe the Police Scotland response also fails to address the strong ethical imperative, from the perspective of respect for victims, to record sex accurately in cases of rape and attempted rape.