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The trouble is that it is difficult to translate them to use in the budget. We can give a range of start dates and take-up rates, but somewhere in the process a decision must be made about which to use.
It is clear that any disclosure of criminal information at a future date—whether the child is still a child or has become an adult—can impact on life chances.
I greatly welcome the committee’s reports to date—to which we will issue a formal response—and look forward to continued engagement with the committee.
However, I believe that Police Scotland has been underfunded—it has been underfunded by £125 million of VAT money, which has been kept in the bank account of the Tory UK Government.
I very much agree with the premise of the question and welcome the Committee on Climate Change’s assessment of Scotland’s progress to date. Of course, it is imperative that we continue to build on that progress.