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We want much more strident progress on that and—as Judith Turbyne said—at times of crisis such considerations can be seen as additional extras. Government goes back to business as usual, where equality considerations and thinking about how we will look at who is impacted and who is missing out on funding fall to the wayside because they are seen as optional...
We have said that we would put more money in this year—I think that it is an extra £15 million, split into two chunks of £11.8 million and £3.2 million—for the specific purpose of increasing our bail supervision capacity.
All those things are provided by organisations such as Enable Works at no extra charge or are funded through provision, so they do not cost employers any money.
It was good that we settled, both for staff, who had the money in their pockets and also for us, in that we had greater clarity on our budget. The extra 3 per cent equated to £658,000 for 2022-23.
We have already been discussing it for some time with NatureScot, to ensure that there is clear understanding about the extra work that comes with an additional licensing scheme and the body’s capacity to fulfil that.