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The Financial Memorandum (FM) for a Bill should set out best estimates of the costs, savings, and changes to revenues arising from a Bill.
Mrs Bonner stated that it took Police Scotland “the best part of a year to investigate one complaint, and then it took PIRC the best part of the next year to review the complaint”.
In their evidence to the Committee, some college Principals recognised that their resourcefulness and determination to do the best for students within existing means could often mask the true impact of cuts.
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However, some questioned whether the Bill was the best use of money to achieve road safety aims given the mixed conclusions from research on such zones.
The Financial Memorandum must also include best estimates of the timescales over which such costs, savings, and changes to revenues would be expected to arise.