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The letter included a "triple-lock guarantee to secure the jobs, pay and pensions of railway police officers and staff in Scotland", and outlined the Scottish Government's approach to integrating BTP officers and staff into Police Scotland, as follows:
We fully recognise that terms and conditions of service for BTP officers and staff is a very personal matt...
All chief executives know that they must adjust budgets—that is normal practice. However, following the cabinet secretary’s logic, we might as well have one-month budgets.
The debate could have been scheduled for next week or the following one to give members more time to consider the contents of the document and to receive representations.
The debate in Parliament in April on the 2014 legacy was constructive and important and has been followed up by the Scottish Government's detailed legacy plan.
Unfortunate examples are where there is no seat for the Minister in the Council room during the meeting so they have to follow discussions from the salle d'écoute alongside officials."