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Once the Bill has been implemented, it has been calculated that it will cost £281,118.79 per annum to administer these new functions. Full details of the costs have been provided to the Scottish Government.
In the context of the wish to create a new criminal law in respect of non-fatal strangulation, I remain open minded towards the proposal, whilst being alert to any potential unintended consequences in creating new laws.
Sources on the internet state that CMAL awarded the contract in August 2015, which would suggest that Mr McColl attended the New Start Scotland event in November 2015 and mentioned the above then, but I cannot be sure of this as I know I attended New Start Scotland events from 2013-2015.
Furthermore, over the next few months, a £26 million laboratory complex will be opened, leveraging £7 million of public sector investment, which will lead to 180 new externally funded and high-value jobs for Scotland’s life sciences sector.
Although Homes for Scotland does not collect stats on the impact of new build, there has been debate about the existing evidence, as it might not yet show the contribution of new build to any dip.