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The Group considered updates on progress and implementation of new scrutiny 4 CG/S6/25/4/2 arrangements which are relevant to its strategic priority on post-EU scrutiny at its meetings on 26 June 2024 and 26 February 2025. 10.
S6W-31480 Richard Leonard: To ask the Scottish Government how many control test inspection visits by the Agricultural Wages Enforcement Team involved the use of interpreters (a) on-site and (b) subsequent to the visit, in each of the last five years.
The indicative £25 million increase in the culture portfolio for 2025-26 should be prioritised according to a plan that considers the relationship between funding, strategy and outcomes.
On the Committee’s behalf, the Scottish Government wrote to all 32 Local Authorities and we have received returns from 26 local authorities. My officials have summarised the findings from this exercise within the tables contained in the annex to this letter.
On the Committee’s behalf, the Scottish Government wrote to all 32 Local Authorities and we have received returns from 26 local authorities. My officials have summarised the findings from this exercise within the tables contained in the annex to this letter.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 September 2025
The recruitment and deployment of police officers is a matter for the Chief Constable. Police Scotland keeps retirement rates under review to ensure that new officer recruitment intakes are underpinned by workforce planning data.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 March 2025
The recruitment and deployment of police officers is a matter for the Chief Constable. In 2023, Police Scotland restructuring led to a new establishment figure of around 16,500 to 16,600 officers.