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I know that there have been a number of changes in recent weeks. Yesterday, our committee visited Dundee. We visited, and had important meetings with, the DWP’s Jobcentre Plus and Scotland’s new social security agency.
Is the cabinet secretary aware of the recent cashback grant for a young people’s chill-out area at the Dumfries multicultural centre, and would he be willing to visit the young people at the centre once the new facility is up and running?
Of course we cannot say what the level will be, because that will depend on numbers of visits and so on. The clear policy intention is that the revenue stream will go to the new body.
Violence Against Woman and Girls (Prostitution) The latest Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service figures show a 43 per cent post-Covid rise in under-16s who are reported for rape and sexual assault.
Crime surveys can provide some comparisons, with the latest findings suggesting that in Scotland as well as in England and Wales, around one in 10 adults experienced violent and property crimes.