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To ask the Scottish Government on what date it will provide an update to the Parliament on the merging of Police Scotland and the British Transport Police.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
4 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it expects to complete the distribution of common agricultural policy payments and whether this will be before the payment window closes.
However, the Government is not in favour of long, exclusive lists in primary legislation, because they can date quickly and fail to draw in relevant matters.
Your petition says that the guidelines that are used in Scotland were developed in America in 2006 and that they are now considered to be out of date in America. Please expand on your concerns about the guidelines and why you are concerned that they might also be out of date here.
I am very clear that part 1 is not limited to post-conviction disposals, so it could cover pre-conviction disposals, such as bail conditions, at a later date. I oppose amendments 68 to 70 for the same reason.