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251
of
these
pet
oxygen
kits
have
already
been
handed
over
to
stations
across
Scotland
with
another
25
in
the
process
of
being
distributed
to
s,
FRS
local
senior
officer
areas.
These
276
kits
have
been
supplied
to
the
fire
service
through
donations
made
by
the
smokey
paws
charity
by
individual
members
of
the
public,
firefighters,
the
animal
charities,
dog
walking
groups
and
a
range
of
companies,
including
several
veterinary
practices.
Thank.
B
You
to
Martha
the
Minister
for
her
response
and
updating
Parliament.
My
constituent
Ron
Nehring
was
at
the
forefront
of
the
smokey
post
campaign
in
Scotland,
coordinating
the
operation
of
smokey
poison,
Scotland,
coordinating
it
editing,
countless
fire
stations.
Elaine
fan
blade
for
scotland
to
hand
over
the
pet
oxygen
mask
cats.
He
was
also
an
enthusiastic
member
of
the
CPG
and
accident
and
prevention
and
awareness
convened
by
McCauley,
clear
Adamson,
as
well
as
a
form
of
chair
of
Johnston
Community
Council.
B
He
was
also
a
friend
and
he
has
in
many
respects
responsible
more
than
anyone
else
for
the
prevalence
of
the
oxygen
oxygen
cats
across
Scotland
today.
Sadly,
Rowan
passed
away
during
the
summer
recess
after
a
short
illness.
Does
the
minister
agree
with
me
that
Ron's
legacy
is
one
that
has
wife
Carol
his
family,
friends
and
community
can
be
proud
of
Minister.
A
C
Certainly
would,
and
my
thoughts
are
with
Ron's,
family
and
friends
at
this,
for
their
sad
loss.
Rowan
clearly
was
the
driving
force
in
introducing
these
kids
to
the
S
FRS
and
he
spent
a
large
part
of
his
time
supporting
their
delivery,
traveling
the
length
and
breadth
of
Scotland
and
his
passion
and
his
dedication
will
be
remembered
and
his
legacy
will
continue
as
Scottish
firefighters
use
the
oxygen
therapy
kits
in
their
line
of
GT.
E
D
The
cabinet
secretary
of
that
iron
saw
that
the
House
of
Commons
Public
Accounts
Committee,
is
criticised
the
UK
government's
ability
to
tackle
organized
claim,
including
humour
and
drugs
trafficking,
a
drug-dealing
and
Sabre
claim
and
suggest.
It
looks
to
Scott,
for
answers
has
organised
claiming
tackled
and
northeaster
and
across
Scotland,
and
to
what
extent
is
this
reducing
crime
in
our
communities
cabinet.
E
Point
that
Kenneth
Gibson
raises
he'll,
probably
know
that
year,
the
organized
crime,
task
force
and
partners
on
that's
used
to
organized
crime
task
force
of
which
lot
of
kids
who
attends
continues
to
take
forward
a
range
of
activity
to
reduce
the
harm
caused
by
serious
organized
crime
in
North,
ition,
of
course,
across
Scotland.
This
effort
is
supported
by
the
state-of-the-art
facilities,
the
Scottish,
crane,
campus
and
gosh,
and
the
collaborative
approaches
it
engenders
there
with
law
enforcement
colleagues
elsewhere
across
United
Kingdom,
look
at
with
great
Envy.
E
In
fact,
as
the
evidence
in
July
this
year
to
the
pack
inquiry
into
serious
and
organised
crime
at
Westminster,
the
Chief
Constable
of
mayors.
He
said
police
said
that
and
I
quote,
there
are
a
lot
of
good
things
happening
in
Scotland
that
we
should
keep
a
very
close
eye
on.
So
the
Scottish
government
perspective
were
very
keen
to,
of
course,
continue
that
effort
against
seediest
organized
crime,
human
trafficking
which
are
Kenneth
Gibson
mentions
and
where
we
can
share
information.
F
James
Learning
Officer
in
camera
secretary,
not
only
is
violent
crime
risen
for
the
fourth
year
in
a
row
to
the
highest
level
in
seven
years,
but
clear-up
rates
for
violent
crime
has
now
dropped
to
the
lowest
level
in
eight
years.
More
robberies,
more
serious
assaults
and
fewer
of
the
perpetrators
being
brought
to
justice.
Does
the
cabinet
secretary
have
any
answers
to
that
because
it
doesn't
seem
so
gavin
a
secretary
well.
E
Of
course
it's
easy
for
anybody,
particularly
Liam
care,
to
echo
any
statistic
in
any
given
year,
but
the
longer-term
trend
is
what
you
want
to
look
at
longer.
Term
trend
shows
that
violent
crime
has
reduced
drastically
43
percent
over
the
last
decade.
Quite
a
crime
fallen
by
almost
a
half
over
the
last
day.
E
If
he
is
serious
about
tackling
this
issue,
he
should
look
at
the
underlying
causes
of
why
some
of
that
crime,
violent
crime,
has
risen
in
the
year.
We
know
that,
for
example,
part
of
that
stupid
operational
reasons
in
terms
of
stopping
searches
for
drug
possession,
so
we
were
serious
about
reducing
crime.
That's
why
we
have
such
a
good
track
record
over
the
last
decade
and
just
over
a
decade
and
it's
something
that
Liam
Kerins
Conservative
Party
could
learn
from
James
Kelly.
G
E
But
it's
gonna
thank
James
Kelly
for
that
question
and
he's
subject
and
a
really
important
question
to
ask
and
I
appreciate
the
tone
in
which
he
asked
this
rock,
so
I'm
not
too
different
to
what
I
said.
Liam
care
in
respect
to
this
important
look
at
long-term
trends.
A
long-term
trend
of
the
last
eight
years
has
seen
a
rise
in
sexual
offences.
So
there's
a
number
of
reasons
underlying
that.
Just
a
few
examples,
and
a
few
reasons,
I
should
say
of
the
underlying
reasons
for
those
that
growth
in
sexual
offending
one
is.
E
We
know
that
number
of
those
cases
are
historic
session
offenses,
who
we
bit
hope.
That
would
mean
that
people
have
more
confidence
to
the
port.
We
know
that
from
having
talked
to
a
number
of
victims,
organizations
and
so
on
and
so
forth,
there's
more.
We
can
clearly
do
it
and
that
confidence,
but
there's
a
greater
confidence.
We
feel
to
report.
E
More
worryingly,
I
would
say
that
we've
seen
the
rise
in
the
use
of
technology
for
sexual
offences
and
sexual
crimes,
cyber-enabled
sexual
offences,
and
even
more
worryingly,
perhaps
than
that
is
the
number
of
young
people
and
young
people
offenses,
that
we
see
of
a
sexual
nature
and
on
that
front
and
all
the
times
of
James
Kelly's
question
today,
dr.
Catherine
Dyer
has
done
an
incredible
piece
of
work.
Looking
at
that
particular
element,
I
think
her
report,
and
our
final
report
is
due
very
shortly
with
us
and,
of
course,
I'll
update,
James
Kelly
and
the
parliament.
E
To
2017
18
the
latest
date
for
which
information
is
available,
there
have
been
four
prosecutions
involving
relevant
charges
brought
under
the
section
18
a
of
the
Wildlife
and
Countryside
Act
1981,
and
those
have
resulted
in
two
convictions.
One
person
was
convicted
of
four
charges
in
2014-15
and
other
person
was
convicted
of
two
charges
in
2015-16
Johnson.
H
Q,
a
vicarious
liability
was
presented
by
the
Scottish
Government
in
2012
as
a
strong
response
to
Raptor
persecution
and
civil
society,
welcomed
the
provision
and
had
high
expectations
that
it
would
be
effective,
however,
is
cool
early
the
case,
but
there's
no
indication
that
Raptor
persecution
rates
have
been
positively
affected
and,
as
the
cabinet
secretary
has
said,
there
have
been
very
few
convictions.
Why
have
there
not
been
more,
and
does
the
cabinet
secretary
agree
that
the
time
is
right
for
an
urgent
review.
A
E
Is
it
Alan
Johnson
again,
it's
a
incredibly
important
question
that
she
asks
in
terms
of
why
there's
only
been
two
convictions
for
vicarious
liability
since
2011
there's
a
number
of
reasons
why
it
may
not
be
appropriate
to
pursue
a
charge
of
vicarious
liability.
For
example,
in
common
with
other
claims,
there
are
evidentiary
thresholds
that
must
be
made
before
the
case
can
be
brought
there.
Your
PFS
must
also
consider
whether
it
be
in
the
public
interest
to
pursue
a
conviction
if
you
bail,
of
course,
be
aware
of
the
recent
bill
that
was
introduced.
E
The
animal
wildlife
penalties
protections
of
powers
bill
that
well
that
doesn't
create
new
offenses
at
well.
I.
Look
to
increase
the
maximum
fine
in
prison
term
that
a
court
can
impose
on
those
found
guilty
or
vicarious
liability.
In
terms
of
that
prosecution,
which
she
mentioned,
I
think
the
member
will
be
aware
that
we
established
an
independent
group
to
examine
her.
We
can
pursue
that
clothes
from
her
management
is
sustainable
and
compliant
with
the
law.
E
I
Landowners,
of
course,
have
a
direct
responsibility
for
what
happens
on
their
land,
with
only
two
convictions
for
vicarious
liability.
Can
the
cabinet
secretary
clarify
if
it
is
not,
or
it
is
indeed
legally
necessary
for
there
to
have
been
a
charge
and
successful
prosecution
of
the
perpetrator
of
a
crime
against
our
wildlife?
In
order
for
of
the
carrier's
liability
charge
to
proceed
if
the
evidence
of
the
crime
is
compelling
again,.
E
There
is
a
range
of
factors
that
have
to
be
considered
in
terms
of
pursuing
a
converge
or
vicarious
liability,
as
I
said,
evidentially
thresholds
a
better
case
being
brought,
but
also
it's
for
its
for
the
Clarion
office
and
procuring
fiscal
service
to
consider
whether
it
would
be
in
the
public
interest
to
pursue
a
conviction
that
is
for
them
and
I
know
she
was
seeing
I
think
from
from
from
a
position
that
often
that
it's
not
something
as
justice
secretary
I
can
interfere
in.
That
decision
rightly
lies
with
the
Crone,
but
I
take
the
point.
E
C
Scotland
bill
was
introduced
on
the
2nd
of
September,
and
a
key
aim
of
the
bill
is
to
further
protect
victims
of
domestic
abuse
and
their
children
in
family
court.
In
particular,
the
bill
restricts.
The
personal
conduct
of
a
case
in
proceedings
involving
vulnerable
witnesses,
ensures
that
special
measures
to
protect
vulnerable
parties
are
available
in
child
welfare
hearings
and
establishes
a
register
of
child
welfare.
Reporters
which
will
ensure
reporters
are
appropriately
trained
in
domestic
abuse.
J
Direct,
the
minister
acknowledges
the
harm
done
to
children
who
are
subject
to
domestic
abuse,
whether
they
have
directly
witnessed
it
or
not.
But
yet
the
civil
courts
continue
to
give
parental
rights
and
access
to
abusive
parents.
The
abuse
that
often
continues
to
control
and
abuse
their
victim.
Using
that
right
will
the
Scottish
government
legislate
to
ensure
that
an
abusive
parent,
no
long,
will
no
longer
be
granted
these
rights?
A
C
Thank
wrote
a
grant
for
raising
this
was
a
really
serious
issue
and
we
are
aware
that
some
perpetrators
of
domestic
abuse
may
seek
to
lodge
repeated
court
cases
regarding
contact
and
residents
in
order
to
continue
that
domestic
abuse.
So
we
propose
to
make
regulations
under
section
102
of
the
courts,
reform
Scotland,
act,
2014
in
relation
to
vexatious
behavior
and
contact
in
resident
cases,
and
this
will
allow
the
Court
of
Session,
the
sheriff
court
or
the
sheriff
appeal
court
to
make
an
order
in
relation
to
a
person
who
has
behaved
in
a
vacationer.
K
E
Statistics
show
that
only
90
percent
of
custodial
sentences
for
women
are
for
12
months
or
less
many
of
these
women
who
have
experienced
abuse,
mental
health
or
addiction
problems,
or
indeed,
a
combination
of
all
three
at
some
point
and
their
lives
short
present
sentences
do
little
to
rehabilitate
people
or
reduce
the
likelihood
of
reoffending,
and
we
know
that
they
can
disrupt
families
and
adversely
affect
employment,
opportunities
and
stable
housing,
all
of
which
evidence
shows
support.
Assistance
from
offending
the
presumption
is
not
a
ban,
and
decisions
about
sentencing
are
a
matter
for
the
independent
court.
E
K
Thank
you
for
sending
officer
Minister
a
recent
report
from
the
Ministry
of
Justice
called
the
economic
and
social
course
of
reoffending,
and
reports
show
there
was
a
societal
cost
of
18
billion
pounds
a
year
in
the
UK
given
this.
Does
the
cabinet
secretary
agree
that
Scottish
Conservatives
in
this
chamber,
as
well
as
the
new
government
Justice
Minister
Robert
Buckland,
should
get
behind
this
this
in
project
and
get
behind
the
presumption
against
short
sentences
to
the
benefit
of
the
whole
of
society.
Cabinet
secretary.
E
Ass
I
would
agree
with
that
sentiment.
I
have
often
said
that
my
approach
to
justice
and
evidence-based
approach
that
was
clearly
also
the
approach
that
was
being
taken
in
terms
of
short
sentences
by
Robert,
Buckland's,
Peter,
say
Sir,
David,
Koch
and
indeed
his
junior
minister
Minister
for
presence
at
a
time,
Laurie
sure
had
always
thought
of
well
in
terms
of
some
of
the
members
of
the
conservative
benches
and
David
Gore.
E
Let
me
be
clear:
I
don't
want
to
see
softer
justice
I
wanted
to
love
our
smarter
justice
where
offenders
serve
sentences
that
punish,
but
also
make
them
less
likely
to
the
offend
in
court
and
because
we
know
the
economic
and
social
cost
of
the
offending
is
significant,
and
we
know
from
evidence
that
short
custodial
sentences
are
not
as
effective
and
not
effective
at
rehabilitation.
The
extended
presumption
against
short
sentences
is
not
a
silver
bullet,
of
course,
but
as
an
important
reform.
As
a
part
of
an
evidence
led
progressive
approach
to
reducing
offending
Lee.
L
To
a
team
IPS,
the
number
of
women
held
in
custody
on
31st
of
March
2019
was
380
as
it
was
at
the
same
time
at
2018.
Given
the
new
female
custodial
estate
is
due
to
accommodate
230
places
for
assurances.
Can
the
cabinet
secretary
offer
that
not
only
will
the
new
prison
and
community
custody
units
be
completed
in
2020
as
promised,
but
that
the
female
prisoner
numbers
will
be
in
line
with
capacity?
At
that
stage,
the.
E
Macarthur
does
raise
an
important
point
now.
The
hope
is
that,
of
course,
the
assumption
against
short
sentences
has
an
impact
and
reducing
that
female
custodial
population,
but
also
you
might
well
be
aware
that
the
moment
is
things
done,
there's
also
capacity
in
other
prisons
to
haul
females.
That
is
not
the
position
that
we
want.
We
want
our
new
CCU's
plus
the
new
national
facility
to
be
able
to
hold
our
female
custodial
estate,
but,
of
course,
there
are
other
places
where
capacity
would
be
fair
and
F
needed,
but
that
is
not.
That
is
not
the
intention.
E
M
You
for
citing
officer
in
its
recent
report
audits
have
gotten
suggested
that
the
presumption
would
reduce
the
prison
population
by
just
200,
given
that
we
are
5
percent
over
capacity.
What
other
measures
is
the
cabinet
secretary
considering
tried
to
reduce
the
prison
population,
or
indeed,
increase
capacity
capacity.
E
Well,
I,
don't
want
to
do
the
latter
if
I
can
give
the
member
that
reassurance,
I
don't
want
to
increase
capacity.
I,
don't
want
to
be
a
minister
who
is
building
additional
presence,
of
course,
a
new
presence
to
the
place,
the
ones
that
were
closing
down,
but
not
additional
presence.
The
answer
very
much
lies
in
the
former,
the
first
part
of
his
question,
which
is
how
do
we
reduce
the
numbers
that
are
coming
in
so?
Yes,
the
presumption
his
rate
will
have
an
impact
in
that
impact.
E
Maybe
I'll
be
around
two
to
three
hundred
where
I'm,
really
keen
and
old,
on
your
Daniel
Johnson
has
an
interest
in
this,
but
I'm
really
keen
to
do
is
tackle
the
population
that
is
in
remand
in
our
prisons
and
I.
Think
build
supervision
will
be
a
large
part
of
that
the
management
of
offenders
provisions-
some
of
them-
will
commence
later
this
month
and
just
a
few
days
time
actually,
and
then
we
can
look
further
at
some
more
bill
supervision.
E
Measures
for
tackling
the
man
will
certainly
be
a
part
of
that
investing
community
justice
alternatives
so
that
sheriff's
have
confidence
in
those
measures
will
be
a
part
of
it,
but
there
is
not,
as
Daniel
Johnston's
question
alludes
to
once
over
bill
at
one
panacea.
That
will
help
us
with
that
will
have
to
be
a
whole
range
of
measures
for
which,
of
course,
we
are
absolutely
determined
to
take
very
evidence
laid
and
progressive
approach.
A
question.
N
O
O
N
You
for
that
answer.
When
we
have
our
drug
disc
emergency,
there
should
be
no
disruption
to
our
faithful
service,
which
does
deal
with.
Ninety
percent.
Of
all
cases
of
toxicological
analysis
can
I
ask
the
Lord
advocate:
can
he
guarantee
that
there
will
be
no
gap
and
provision
or
no
Condoleeza
focalin
contracts
with
Glasgow
University
cc's
early
next
year?.
O
It's
perhaps
important
that
I
put
the
current
situation
with
that
contract
in
in
the.
In
its
context,
the
Crown
Office
appropriate
fiscal
service
is
engaged
in
a
project
which
aims
to
improve
across
the
board
in
the
provision
of
pathology,
mortuary
and
toxicology
services,
quality
of
service
delivery,
affordability,
transparency
and
value
for
money
in
the
course
of
negotiation
with
Glasgow
University.
In
that
context,
the
university
intimated
that
it
does
not
wish
to
continue
to
provide
toxicology
services.
O
In
the
longer
term,
the
crown
has
had
constructive
discussions
with
an
alternative
provider
with
a
view
to
transfer
of
this
work
from
Glasgow,
University
and
Co.
Pfs
anticipates
that,
assuming
these
discussions
reach
a
satisfactory
conclusion,
staff
will
have
the
option
to
transfer
to
the
new
provider.
Ceo
PFS
is
working
with
the
alternative
provider
on
a
full
assessment
of
future
service
requirements,
as
well
as
the
management
of
transition.
O
No
contract
is
yet
in
place,
so
I
can't
I'm,
afraid
give
say
more
at
this
stage,
but
meantime
I'm
pleased
to
be
able
to
say
that
Glasgow
University
has
confirmed
this
week
that
it's
willing,
in
principle,
to
extend
the
toxicology
contract
to
the
end
of
September
2020,
with
a
view
to
the
work
transferring
thereafter
to
an
alternative
provider.
This
will
help
to
minimize
disruption
to
this
essential
service
and
will
I
hope
give
reassurance
to
the
staff
involved.
O
I
should
like
to
make
clear
the
significant
contribution
which
the
pathologist
and
toxicologists
at
Glasgow,
University
and
elsewhere
make
to
the
investigation
and
prosecution
of
crime
in
the
investigation
of
death
of
the
value
which
I
attach
to
that
work
and
senior
crown
office.
Officials
met
with
those
staff
last
week
to
discuss
their
concerns
and
to
set
out
next
steps.
O
P
You
very
much
presiding
officer,
it's
very
sad,
to
have
confirmed
what
I
already
used
from
a
letter
from
the
University
and
meeting
with
the
staff
there
as
well,
but
also
in
the
letter
and
I
received
from
the
Cologne
office.
It
mentions
national
forensic
and
known
forensic
pathology
service
for
Scotland.
A
clinician
of
can
I
ask
them.
If
this
new
provider
is
the
creation
of
national
forensic
non
forensic
pathology
service
for
Scotland,
and
will
it
be
based
in
Scotland.
O
Thanks
Sandra
white
for
that
question,
the
work
that
the
crown
office
is
engaged
in
in
relation
to
these
services
has
the
long-term
ambition
of
establishing
a
national
forensic
and
non
forensic
pathology
service
for
Scotland,
with
centres
of
excellence
for
relevant
specialisms
in
different
locations.
So,
for
example,
the
services
made
progress
on
the
establishment
of
a
national
neuropathology
service
which
will
be
provided
by
nHS
Lothian.
O
A
Thank
you
and
that
concludes
portfolio
questions.
We're
gonna
move
on
to
the
next
item
of
business,
which
is
consideration
of
business
motion,
one
nine
two,
one:
eight
in
the
name
of
Graham
D
on
behalf
of
the
paramita
Bureau,
setting
out
a
timetable
for
the
stage
D
consideration
of
the
children,
equal
protection
from
assault
Scotland
build,
can
I
call
on
Graham
day
to
move
this
motion.