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I could not find that figure on the Retailers Against Crime website; all I could find was a note in the organisation’s annual report that incidents dropped by 9 per cent last year.
I asked why, when it made high-profile raids but the people who were arrested were subsequently found to be innocent of the charges, it did not change its website. The UKBA told me that, because it did not release individuals’ names, there was no detriment and that it did not envisage a situation in which an update would be required.
In part 3 of the report, we say that we have found that SDS is working hard with employers, schools, and parents and is using its website to raise awareness of the availability of non-stereotypical apprenticeships that might attract people who might not have traditionally been attracted to them.
We will ensure that we have articles in relevant publications and will provide information on the Scottish Government website and the Registers of Scotland website.Our intention is that the appointed day for the bill’s provisions will be in 2015, which should give sufficient time for parties to prepare.
A lot of steps have been taken in that regard, including the removal of mobile phones, grounding them and taking control of their pocket money so that they cannot buy alcohol or get buses or taxis to wherever the people who exploit them happen to be.
However, we must do more than we currently do.Fundamentally, it is at school level that we will deal with the indiscipline problem, not with more top-down policies from the Scottish Government or, indeed, local authorities.
However, you did not visit Aberdeen, which clearly has a relevance to the work streams that are at the top of your list, because of how the process was designed.