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That is why I am determined that whenever we talk in Parliament about the economy, jobs and fair work, trade unions are regarded not as an optional extra but as an integral and necessary part of the debate.
The income was about £390,000 higher than expected because of extra work being required for things such as the Scottish Police Authority, new bodies coming in during the year and other movements at the margin.
The joint working group also specifically recommended the removal of an extra barrier to the bringing forward of complaints that are made more than a year after the complainer becomes aware of the misconduct.
Is the fact that exit day has been delayed—it might never happen, but let us assume that it will—creating extra work? As I said, we are investigating that.