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I was not asked how I would improve the tendering process; I was asked to compare the three options on the basis of the draft tender document that existed.
As Douglas Baird said, there is a lot of additional information compared to last year and we can provide further details on many aspects of last year's budget.
In the past, the view has been that, compared even with our colleagues south of the border, we have been rather short on regulations addressing that issue.
I do not think that community wardens will satisfy in any way, shape or form the gulf between what people perceive to have been on the beat in the streets in the past, compared to what is on the beat now. We must address that.
This year, there are some encouraging trends on carryings compared with last year. With the possibility of peace in Northern Ireland, it seems likely that carryings on the route may grow further.
I also think that version A is much clearer. Comparing section 6.2.9a with 6.2.7b, there is an additional sentence in the latter that adds clarification.Is that the bit that Tricia Marwick talked about?