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The annual figures for all section 22 (1)(dd) cases are as follows: Financial Year Number s.22(1)(dd) received 2018-19 152 2019-20 148 2020-21 128 2021-22 185 S6W-09999
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 August 2022
Where required, the service provider may also need to liaise with Police Scotland to locate the individual in local legalised police cells overnight prior to, or after, the court appearance if off island transport is not available. S6W-09946
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 August 2022
(Scotland) Act 2004, supported by Scottish Government guidance, helps ensure that local authorities and Police Scotland have a robust range of powers and tools allowing them to proportionately address such issues as they arise in their areas and provides a wide range of measures for dealing with all forms of antisocial behaviour. S6W-09333
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 August 2022
Hand-washing and wearing face coverings in indoor public places and on public transport are two of the key things we’re still asking people to do as part of our Covid Sense (gov.scot) campaign. S6W-09660
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 August 2022
We have increased investment in community justice services since the new model for community justice was introduced in April 2017 – reaching more than £119m of funding for this year (2022-23). S6W-09835
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 August 2022
Under Action 15 of the Mental Health Strategy 2017-2027, an additional 35.6 whole time equivalent mental health posts have been recruited to police station custody suites. S6W-09834
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 August 2022
It should also be noted that the setting of taxi fares and licensing are entirely matters for each of the 32 independent licensing authorities (i.e. local authorities) in Scotland to determine and the Scottish Government believes that local authorities are best placed to make these decisions. S6W-09713