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If an individual is bailed but subject to electronic monitoring, when it comes to sentencing, should any consideration be given to the restrictions that they were under prior to that?

Is the civil service working on both potential scenarios?

When is the procurement process due to conclude?

That is what I was trying to establish. Thank you.

I agree with Collette Stevenson that this is, indeed, about justice for victims, but I disagree with Rona Mackay, who is fundamentally more opposed to the bill in principle.

It is worth bearing in mind that the intent behind the bill is to achieve justice and answers for those who have spent decades not being able to get any, and it is a very sensitive and unique situation.

It is also worth bearing in mind that, when I spoke to the cabinet secretary during the evidence session, he seemed to agree with the principle of the United Kingdom-wide approach, so it would be somewhat hasty to oppose the bill, because it is more important that we seek to overcome any incompatibility or issues between the various parts of the UK.

Do you have any notion of timescale and when we might know?

However, going by the timescales, if everything goes to plan, it will be 14 months from now before we know whether criminal justice social work will be in or out of the national care service.

I will be brief. The fundamental question from our perspective is whether criminal justice social work will be in or out of the proposed new national care service. You do not know the answer to that, but can you indicate what you think is most likely?

Has it been awarded to a private organisation?

So you are saying that legislation is necessary.