To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings ministers or their officials have held with officials from the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration at which the issue of persistent young offenders was discussed or formed part of the agenda since July 2005, also broken down by month.
According to Scottish ExecutiveEducation Department staff calendar archives, persistent young offenders or youthjustice data issues were due to be discussed at eight meetings in the relevant timeperiod.
The relevant meetings are recordedas follows:
September 2005
SCRA and Sponsor Division meeting– 1 September 2005.
November 2005
SCRA and Sponsor Division meeting– 17 November 2005
Youth Justice Data Meeting –25 November 2005.
February 2006
Youth Justice Data Meeting –16 February 2006.
March 2006
SCRA and Sponsor Division meeting– 10 March 2006
Youth Justice Data Meeting –16 March 2006.
June 2006.
SCRA and Sponsor Division meeting– 23 June 2006
Meeting to discuss 2003-04 to2005-06 youth justice performance report – 23 June 2006.
In addition, Scottish Executiveofficials are in frequent, if not daily, contact with Scottish Children’s ReporterAdministration staff on issues of common interest and concern in the area of childcare and justice, including persistent young offenders.