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If the Lord Advocate issues guidance, the police and procurators fiscal must follow it, and they were following it from the evidence that was available.
As Mr Baillie said, it is essential to follow the “Code of Guidance on Funding External Bodies and Following the Public Pound” that the Accounts Commission and COSLA released a few years ago.
The committee is well aware that the emissions in any one year, whether in 2020, 2050 or any other point in time, are not the emissions that have an impact on climate change—that impact is a result of the total emissions over the period.
Engagement takes place in a variety of ways. Just to be clear, the 2020 group is independent of Government, although it has the very public support of Government.
I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has paid two types of bonus to its staff over the last five years: 1.