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

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  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 6 July 2025
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Criminal Justice Committee

Correspondence

Meeting date: 2 November 2022

Rona Mackay

All of us can get a prescription online quickly or a repeat prescription with a phone call. Is there not some provision that could be made for released offenders to do that as well? As you say, the issue is critical, otherwise people might be left high and dry after five days. We do not have to suffer, as we can get a repeat prescription by going online or phoning, so why would they be excluded from doing that?

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

Meeting date: 2 November 2022

Rona Mackay

Good morning. I first have a couple of questions for Mr Logue. You gave us good news about the success of the pilots that you described and said that they have helped a lot. If I understand correctly, you said that many of the things that have happened did not require extra funding and seem to be operational matters that have been successful. I therefore struggle to understand why they would be compromised in the sense that you mentioned. I am sorry if that is naive, but I want you to clarify that.

In your earlier statement, you said that things still need to improve, and you have probably covered that in what you said to my colleague Russell Findlay. You said that one of the issues is that your practitioners would not be trauma informed. I am struggling to understand why that would be the case if your current staff have had trauma training. Were you talking about training or incoming staff? Could you please clarify that, too?

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

Meeting date: 2 November 2022

Rona Mackay

Does that cost more?

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

Meeting date: 2 November 2022

Rona Mackay

It is a long-term process.

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

Meeting date: 2 November 2022

Rona Mackay

I am a bit confused, to be honest with you. We visited the Lilias facility, which was great, and I know the Bella centre is open in Dundee. They are quite small and do not take a lot, so I am not quite following how using them could free up more accommodation.

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

Meeting date: 2 November 2022

Rona Mackay

Would that not be an operational priority decision for you to make, once you get your lump sum?

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

Meeting date: 2 November 2022

Rona Mackay

That new facility is not under threat?

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

Meeting date: 2 November 2022

Rona Mackay

Are you saying that you would have to reduce the staff who are involved in that?

Criminal Justice Committee

Correspondence

Meeting date: 2 November 2022

Rona Mackay

At face value, the Wise Group is saying that things have got better. The matter does not seem to be as much of a problem as it was when the committee visited the group’s offices in May. I am not sure where we can go from here.

Throughcare is another issue. I do not have anything constructive to say about that.

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

Meeting date: 2 November 2022

Rona Mackay

Will the roll-out of the new custody units go ahead as planned?