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I think that we are seeing more of a slowdown than a recession. The facts and the data do not indicate that we are heading towards a serious economic recession.
Across the chasm that separates us, I say to Alex Johnstone that we should not leave vulnerable people at the back of the queue because of a recession; we should put them at the front of the queue because of a recession.
An agreement had been substantially concluded by the middle of March and it was signed and dated in May. On February 25. I think that the individual concerned was employed from February 2005 until the date concerned—I just need to check whether that is three and a half years.
In the four legacy forces where that had not been done, we commissioned some up-to-date work. However, I do not want people to get carried away about the work that we did.