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I totally concur with everything that everyone has said: it was an excellent visit. It was amazing to hear about the recidivism rates that the Wise Group has, which are fantastic and a measure of how good the organisation is. I was blown away by the amazing plethora of talent and experience that the mentors have. Some of the services that the Wise Group provides through the Prison Service, such as the email a prisoner scheme, are fantastic.

I was totally taken by the Wise Group, and I have emailed Charlie Martin and Sean Duffy to see whether, during recess, I can visit for a full day to see the work that they do. I will keep in touch with them.

You have touched on distress brief interventions. Are they awarded to people in custody? Do third sector organisations come in during their period of custody? Can you talk about the level 2 aspect, too?

I also want to ask about the pilot schemes that you have already touched on—the DBI scheme and the mental health pathway pilot. How effective have they been? What lessons have been learned about what can be done better? For instance, notwithstanding the involvement of the national health service, the police and the Scottish Ambulance Service, should a dedicated emergency service line be put in place? Would that be effective as far as mental health responders are concerned? Can John Hawkins respond to that?

Bex Smith, could you respond to the question, too?

When is the pilot finishing?

For instance, the video on your website—the one in which the door is lying open and the girl is upstairs in her bedroom on her iPad—

Yes.

Offending and mental ill health go hand in hand. I think that it is fair to say that many people suffer from mental health issues to varying degrees at the point when they offend. What approach are the police and partner agencies taking, as it is obvious that mental ill health is a huge contributory factor to offending behaviour?

I have another issue that I would like to explore further. At the point at which someone is charged and the police are writing up their report, are the police able to refer to mental health issues so that that is noted on the file for when the matter gets to court?

Do we have a consistent and easily understood definition of what constitutes online sexual abuse and exploitation? Stuart Allardyce, I watched the video on your website. Is that used by multiple agencies? Is there a consistent approach or are we muddying the waters with what we are doing?

Are we sending the right message here? It is a bit like buying nappies—I buy the nappies, but it is my child who uses them. Is the message that is being sent from parents to children consistent? Should it be different? Are we hitting the right spot?