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I was just going to say that COSLA's concern was that starting from scratch seems to have lost valuable time in getting the new frameworks set up. Do the witnesses agree with that?
We will ensure that they are properly rehabilitated so that when they get back into society they do not turn back to robbery, vandalism or other crimes, but become useful members of society.
Order 1999, which was laid before the Parliament on 26 May, be approved. The next question is, that motion S1M-29, in the name of Henry McLeish, be agreed to.
There was just a small return on the vote, but time and again, people commented, "We don't know what we're getting." You say that it was a small return.
There will be inducements for them; they will not be doing it for nothing. In some cases, they will do it to get immunity; in other cases, they will do it in the hope of getting a discounted sentence.
Access to justice is a major issue—indeed, that is another subject that the committee should not get into today—and anything that increases the barriers to access would be a serious matter.