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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 25 December 2024
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Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

I am conscious of time, so I will be quick.

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

Thank you.

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

I am finding this a very encouraging session. Thanks for the efficiencies that you have made in the reorganisation. Eric McQueen, you talked at the start about how the pay increase has been a bit higher than you had thought it would be. Is that helping you with recruitment and retention?

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

I am sorry to interrupt—where are we with that, then? Ten years seems like a long time.

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

I know that I am running out of time, but I will go back to James Gray, very briefly. You mentioned the closure of maybe 30 police stations. Would you put that money back into the capital budget, as the fire service is doing?

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

Thank you, convener. I will come to James Gray first.

In your opening statement, you acknowledged that you received £80 million extra in your budget. You said that half of that was spent on pay rises. Sorry if this is a bit simplistic, but can you say how the other £40 million was absorbed?

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

I turn to body-worn cameras. In the previous session of Parliament, I was on the Justice Sub-Committee on Policing and we were talking about cameras then, which was seven years ago. Why has that not been a priority for you? Whose decision is it? Is it operational, or is it a decision for you? You could not give a guarantee that it would happen, so I am wondering who actually decides that.

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

Again just briefly, I have a question for DCC Connors. You talked about THRIVE assessments, and said that it would be up to individual officers to do that. How is training going for that? Also, you will know that we did quite a large inquiry into the mental health and wellbeing of police officers; how is work on that progressing?

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

Incidentally, you mentioned virtual trials. I am very pleased about your plans for virtual domestic abuse trials. It is a huge step forward.

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

That is great. Do you have problems with RAAC—the reinforced concrete—in your buildings?