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It should be noted in this context that this Bill is an initial part of a larger programme of work needed to integrate the BTP in Scotland into Police Scotland.
However, the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement makes explicitly clear that it is up for the UK to decide to opt into this programme, using a provision that COSLA had actively lobbied to retain in the new EU Regulation 2021-2027.
The Scottish Government is taking forward a place-based programme of work that is bringing together public, private and third sectors to jointly drive changes locally to reduce health inequalities within communities.