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[-said]: We continue to work closely with our criminal justice partners to ensure that Scotland has a modern robust justice system fit for the 21st century,
guardian 17-NOV-11
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[said:]: The No Knives, Better Lives education campaign has been a real success during a pilot in Inverclyde, with significant drops in the number of people carrying knives in the area.
bbc 30-OCT-11
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[added:]: Our police officers across Scotland deserve great credit for their detection, educational and preventative work to get firearms out of the hands of dangerous individuals and off our streets.
bbc 25-OCT-11
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[said:]: The message appears to be getting across that guns put lives at risk and anyone caught using them can and will be punished heavily.
bbc 25-OCT-11
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[said:]: We only need to look back over the past two winters to see the significant impact that prolonged periods of severe weather can have on the daily lives of individuals and on the communities in which they live.
bbc 24-OCT-11
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[said:]: Scotland is one of the leading countries in the world in our approach to the management of sex offenders.
sundaymail 05-OCT-11
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[said:]: Despite the challenge imposed through significant budget cuts from Westminster, the Scottish Government has been - and remains very firmly - committed to maintaining and improving access to justice.
egovmonitor 05-OCT-11
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[states:]: I am writing on behalf of the Association of Visiting Committees to express our frustration and disappointment at the continuing delay in announcing a decision on the future role of visiting committees following the review announced by you at our annual conference last October.
heraldscotland 03-OCT-11
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[expressing:]: frustration and disappointment
heraldscotland 03-OCT-11
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[said:]: I respect the decision of the court but I am aware that many people will be concerned that the minimum punishment part in this case has been reduced.
express 29-SEP-11
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[said:]: I intend to bring forward the necessary changes to the law before the end of this year to address the issues raised in the judgment.
TheScotsman 29-SEP-11
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[said:]: Using a mobile phone whilst driving is against the law, it is irresponsible, and it puts lives at risk. The message to drivers is don't take the risk.
TheScotsman 28-SEP-11
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[said:]: I welcome the HMICS annual report.
bbc 27-SEP-11
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[said:]: A reformed Scottish police service will safeguard these hard-won gains. We will work closely with the service, and HMICS, to address the challenges ahead and ensure a smooth transition to the new single service.
TheScotsman 27-SEP-11
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[said:]: I believe that our <name id=
heraldscotland 15-SEP-11
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[-said]: Some of the finest legal and constitutional minds in the country have recognised that the UK supreme court plays a much more significant – and inappropriate - role in Scottish criminal law than had been envisaged when the Scotland Act was passed, and that it is more intrusive within Scots law than is the case for the other jurisdictions within the UK,
guardian 14-SEP-11
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[said:]: All of our communities are rightly proud of the professionalism and dedication of our police and fire & rescue services, they are a credit to Scotland. Crime is now at a 35-year low and detection rates are improving, helped by 1,000 extra officers on the streets. Fire deaths are now 50 percent lower than a decade ago.
egovmonitor 09-SEP-11
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[said:]: The Audit Scotland report shows that the length of time taken to process summary cases has improved. Summary justice reform has been a major step forward in improving performance, and a shining example of the better joint working that is now happening across the justice system. But we have to go further to tackle the remaining inefficiencies within the system.
heraldscotland 06-SEP-11
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[added:]: Reducing reoffending is a priority for this government and official statistics published only last week - and after the Audit Scotland work was carried out - show that the two-year reconviction rate in Scotland has dropped to its lowest level in 11 years.
bbc 06-SEP-11
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[said:]: It is no coincidence that recorded crime continues to fall at a time when police officer numbers are strong and we will build on this as we move forward with our police reform plans to protect local policing and improve access to the very best specialist expertise, whenever and wherever it is needed.
sundaymail 06-SEP-11
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[said:]: This report recognises that good progress has been made and while I welcome that, I am clear that our work continues to build a stronger and more efficient criminal justice system to deal with offenders and better support victims of crime.
bbc 06-SEP-11
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[said:]: Reducing reoffending is a priority for this Government and official statistics published only last week, and after the Audit Scotland work was carried out, show that the two-year reconviction rate in Scotland has dropped to its lowest level in 11 years.
express 06-SEP-11
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[said:]: The Scottish Government were the only ones playing with a straight bat – in stark contrast to the astonishing hypocrisy of the last UK Labour Government.
heraldscotland 05-SEP-11
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[said:]: Public drinking is often a nuisance and can greatly hamper the quality of life for residents in a particular area. All local authorities, in Scotland, already have such byelaws in force and that demonstrates how seriously local authorities are tackling the problem of reducing the nuisance and disorder commonly associated with public drinking.
egovmonitor 05-SEP-11
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[said:]: We are not prepared to countenance attacks on the terms and conditions of our officers who serve. We have to change in Scotland because of the slashing cuts coming from Westminster. If we don’t make changes in the back office then we will face cuts in the front line. That won’t be countenanced by our Government.
heraldscotland 30-AUG-11
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[said:]: We know that Scotland’s public sector needs to reform to meet the demands of this challenging financial climate, to maintain and improve public services for communities despite substantial Westminster budget cuts. If we do not embrace public-sector reform, then we risk allowing our public services to fail.
heraldscotland 30-AUG-11
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[said:]: We're entering into communications. These matters are difficult, but we're seeking to make sure that we lock on to the authorities.
independent 25-AUG-11
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[said:]: Tripoli and Libya is a war zone and until the dust of battle settles I think we have to allow them to continue to make the efforts that they're doing.
independent 25-AUG-11
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[-added]: Mr Megrahi is a Scottish prisoner. He's been released on license in terms of the law that applies in Scotland,
reuters 25-AUG-11
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[-added]: Mr Megrahi is a Scottish prisoner. He's been released on licence in terms of the law that applies in Scotland,
trust 25-AUG-11
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[says:]: we attach relevant medical reports
TheScotsman 20-AUG-11
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[said:]: Lothian and Borders Police, like Scotland's other police forces, is taking the problem of dirty money obtained through criminal activity very seriously.
bbc 16-AUG-11
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[said:]: The response from law enforcement and other agencies across Scotland to last week's events was co-ordinated and important.
bbc 14-AUG-11
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[said:]: This is another positive step in making football a safer and more enjoyable environment for all.
bbc 05-AUG-11
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[said:]: His life and work deserve to be celebrated and I would support any effort to commemorate his birthplace, which would no doubt bring great pride to the Gorbals community and ensure future generations learn about the work of this truly remarkable man. The Justice Secretary said Pinkerton was one of many Scots who made a huge impact in America. He added:
heraldscotland 02-AUG-11
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[wrote:]: My firm view is that the scheme is both necessary and workable. I cannot accept the proposition that we go back to the ad hoc situation we were in before 4th July. Given the situation we faced following the decision taken by the Supreme Court in the Cadder case, parliament legislated to require that solicitor access be ensured. The scheme we have is necessary to make sure we have as robust a system as possible for ensuring prompt and appropriate access to legal advice is provided to suspects in police custo
TheScotsman 25-JUL-11
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[said:]: I trust the interests of suspects and the wider public interest will continue to be prominent in the Society's thinking, alongside the interests of its members.
TheScotsman 25-JUL-11
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[said:]: Knife carrying is a serious offence and we support Scotland’s prosecutors and the courts in using the full force of the law to punish anyone found guilty of this offence.
heraldscotland 22-JUL-11
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[said:]: We support prosecutors and the courts in using the full force of the law to punish anyone found guilty of this offence.
sundaymail 22-JUL-11
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[said:]: It is quite clear incidents do occur that I think are inappropriate, and I regret that, but there is a reason and logic behind them (the use of powers).
heraldscotland 13-JUL-11
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[said:]: The distinctiveness of Scots Law has been at the heart of our national identity and is something that we have a duty to preserve and uphold.
heraldscotland 01-JUL-11
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[said:]: The priority is delivering the community services that are making Scotland safer - including the 1,000 additional police officers who have helped reduce recorded crime to a 32-year low.
TheScotsman 22-JUN-11
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[said:]: The number of women in prison has more than doubled over the last decade. This situation cannot go on. In the 21st century, we must find a more effective way of dealing with these women and I am confident that the commission will help us to do that.
sundaymail 15-JUN-11
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[said:]: It highlights the serious issues facing female offenders. And while the SPS (Scottish Prison Service) has made good progress in areas such as suicide risk management and education programmes, it is clear that much remains to be done to improve conditions.
sundaymail 15-JUN-11
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[said:]: The existing eight-force structure is arbitrary and the SNP’s priority is bobbies not boundaries so that in the face of £1.3 billion cuts from Westminster we protect the 1000 extra police we have delivered, and invest in frontline policing rather than replicating back-office functions.
heraldscotland 04-JUN-11
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[declared:]: He who pays the piper, as they say, calls the tune
TheScotsman 02-JUN-11
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[said:]: Stalking can be a deeply frightening crime and we want to ensure the small minority of perpetrators are brought to justice.
heraldscotland 02-JUN-11
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[said:]: It was never intended that the Supreme Court would be routinely changing Scottish criminal law and that is what has happened.
heraldscotland 31-MAY-11
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[says:]: This means rulings given by the highest criminal court in Scotland can be overturned in London if the Supreme Court judges decide they contravene a person’s human rights.
express 29-MAY-11
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[said:]: Tuesday's cabinet meeting will be an opportunity for ministers and the country's top law officer to discuss possible remedies to a situation which has seen criminal cases taken outside Scotland for the first time ever, because the historic independence of Scots law must be defended.
express 29-MAY-11
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[said:]: Under the SNP knife crime has fallen by 30 per cent, but there is more to do and we must tackle Scotland's booze and blade culture, and that means taking action against the cheap alcohol that fuels violence both inside and outside the home.
TheScotsman 19-APR-11
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[said:]: It is another example of the Lib Dems putting the interests of the Tory Treasury in London ahead of the needs of Scotland's communities.
sundaymail 18-APR-11
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[said:]: Rape is a horrific crime, and we must do everything we can to ensure those guilty of such despicable offences are brought to justice.
TheScotsman 11-APR-11
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[said:]: Obviously everybody accepts that this tragedy that happened was not carried out by one man alone - there has been a live file and ongoing investigation. What this will lead to, I don't know, but I think everybody accepts that the Crown and police investigation in Scotland has been thorough, diligent and carried out fairly and appropriately. So I hope it will provide some greater leads. But that is a matter for the appropriate bodies and that's the prosecutors.
ibtimes 05-APR-11
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[said:]: At present only £30 million of assets confiscated in Scotland stay in Scotland. This year we will surpass that amount and we will work with Westminster to ensure a Scottish Government can use all the proceeds of crime in this country to support communities.
heraldscotland 31-MAR-11
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[said:]: This sort of unacceptable conduct is exactly why we established the Joint Action Group at the summit, and tackling sectarian chanting is one of the specific issues being addressed.
heraldscotland 26-MAR-11
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[said:]: Serious organised crime committed by these gangsters affects us all.
bbc 20-MAR-11
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[yesterday warned:]: deeper and wider
irishsun 16-MAR-11
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[said:]: Serious organised crime hurts ordinary decent people - it threatens their safety, it threatens their livelihoods and it damages Scotland's economy.
bbc 15-MAR-11
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[said yesterday:]: The report does identify several areas for improvement, in particular the high number of minor assaults against staff.
express 10-MAR-11
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[said:]: Scotland's police do a fantastic job in the communities in which they work and it is extremely encouraging to see that the officers increasingly reflect the society that they serve.
bbc 06-MAR-11
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[said:]: I am pleased that there has been a levelling off in the numbers of short-term and remand prisoners. But if we are to further slow or reverse the trend, then we need to have credible alternatives to custody for low-level offenders.
TheScotsman 05-MAR-11
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[added:]: While sentencing is rightly a matter for individual sheriffs and judges based on the evidence before them, they have my full support in handing out longer sentences for serious crimes.
TheScotsman 05-MAR-11
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[said:]: There is a deep-rooted and unacceptable social issue involved - which has a great deal to do with Scotland's damaging relationship with alcohol, and little to do with football. The issue is far wider than clubs and the game. It is about a culture of violence fuelled by alcohol.
bbc 03-MAR-11
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[said:]: There is a deep-rooted and unacceptable social issue involved - which has a great deal to do with Scotland's damaging relationship with alcohol, and little to do with football.
bbc 03-MAR-11
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[said:]: Arran is viewed as Scotland as a microcosm. It is rural, it is an island and is part of a police force that covers 50% of Scotland. But what I have noticed is that it works and it works well.
heraldscotland 17-FEB-11
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[said:]: The problem of alcohol misuse among offenders is a major challenge to us all, and the needs assessment being launched today is a tremendous contribution to the work required to rise to this challenge.
offalyexpress 08-FEB-11
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[added:]: There is not one simple way to solve the problem and we understand people’s concerns.
heraldscotland 07-FEB-11
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[said:]: In this day and age, people shouldn't be able to walk free from court and subsequently boast with impunity about their guilt.
offalyexpress 03-FEB-11
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[said:]: This is a fair pay deal for Scottish police, and one that has been based on constructive dialogue between the Scottish Government, ACPOS, Cosla and the three police staff associations.
offalyexpress 02-FEB-11
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[said:]: But at the other end of the scale, we need to address Scotland's appalling reoffending rate for low-level offenders.
irishsun 01-FEB-11
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[said:]: Prison is and always will be the right place for serious and dangerous offenders and recent statistics show we are beginning to get that balance right.
heraldscotland 31-JAN-11
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[said:]: We want to see low-level offenders out paying back communities by doing some tough manual labour.
offalyexpress 30-JAN-11
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[said:]: This report is further evidence of the strong progress being made in Scotland's justice system through a record number of police officers on the streets, with recorded crime down to its lowest level in 32 years, homicide rates down to their lowest in 31 years, knife crime down to its lowest level in ten years, and criminals now being punished through the longest prison sentences in a decade.
TheScotsman 26-JAN-11
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[said:]: The courts are sending out a clear message that if you commit serious crimes, you will be punished and you will face a lengthy prison sentence.
bbc 25-JAN-11
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[said:]: This report is further evidence of the strong progress being made in Scotland's justice system through a record number of police officers on the streets, with recorded crime down to its lowest level in 32 years, homicide rates down to their lowest in 31 years, knife crime down to its lowest level in 10 years, and criminals now being punished through the longest prison sentences in a decade.
offalyexpress 25-JAN-11
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[said:]: More and more youngsters across Scotland are benefiting from our CashBack programme, which uses money confiscated from crooks to fund a whole host of diversionary activities that simply would not have existed without it.
bbc 21-JAN-11
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[said:]: The discovery of any weapon, or potential weapon, by staff is immediately reported to police, who have a presence and responsibility for public order in all our court buildings, and successful prosecutions have resulted from the Scottish Court Service's security arrangements.
bbc 20-JAN-11
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[said:]: real progress
offalyexpress 17-JAN-11
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[said:]: In a single-force model, the savings can be significant, and that is necessary in these financial times.
TheScotsman 13-JAN-11
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[said:]: The status quo is no longer tenable in both fire and police.
offalyexpress 12-JAN-11
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[said:]: Scotland's jury service system was outdated, ageist and in need of modernisation. Scots continue to live active lives long after retirement, and they make a valuable contribution to communities up and down the country.
TheScotsman 10-JAN-11
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[said:]: Scotland's jury service system was outdated, ageist and in need of modernisation.
bbc 10-JAN-11
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[-said]: simply would not have existed
bbc 30-DEC-10
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[-said]: simply would not have existed otherwise
offalyexpress 30-DEC-10
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[said:]: To allow a situation to happen where a situation such as Vikki Thompson south of the Border could not be prosecuted north of the Border would result in causing a manifest injustice which would not satisfy those who were complaining to us as elected members.
heraldscotland 27-DEC-10
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[said:]: The snowy and icy weather over the last few weeks has shown once again just how committed our police officers and firefighters, their support staff and ambulance service colleagues are.
offalyexpress 26-DEC-10
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[said:]: So far, we have confiscated more than £20 million and handed it to hundreds of projects across the country, helping more than 300,000 youngsters get involved in things like the arts, sport and outdoor activities.
offalyexpress 23-DEC-10
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[said:]: The Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh should strike fear into the gangsters who brings misery to communities right across Scotland.
irishsun 21-DEC-10
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[said:]: The Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh is well and truly taking shape and it should strike fear into the gangsters who brings misery to communities right across Scotland. Fighting serious organised crime on behalf of decent people will always be a priority for the Scottish Government.
offalyexpress 20-DEC-10
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[said:]: I am delighted to confirm that a significant sum will be given over to support the Scottish Government's international development work, and discussions will now begin about how this money can be best used.
irishsun 16-DEC-10
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[said:]: We already know that Scotland is getting safer, with recorded crime at a 32-year low and an additional 1,000 police officers on our streets since 2007.
offalyexpress 13-DEC-10
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[said:]: We remain alert and are preparing for further challenging conditions in the days ahead.
offalyexpress 13-DEC-10
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[said:]: There is a risk of flooding due to the unprecedented amount of snow and ice and all parties are ready to respond.
offalyexpress 11-DEC-10
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[said:]: In Scotland we are a people who pride ourselves on our humanity. It is viewed as a defining characteristic of Scotland and the Scottish people.
telegraph 08-DEC-10
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[said:]: We remain absolutely committed to protecting frontline policing services, and I am delighted that a key part of that commitment continues to be met, despite uncertainty caused by the unprecedented cuts to Scotland's budget.
irishsun 08-DEC-10
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[added:]: Our efforts will be helped by the recent budget agreement struck with Cosla and recommended to individual councils, which includes a provision for additional police numbers to be sustained.
offalyexpress 07-DEC-10
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[said:]: The Scottish public is fed up of drink drivers and their excuses, and too many lives are being lost on our roads each year through the careless actions of a few.
bbc 06-DEC-10
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[said:]: Scotland is in the grip of arctic temperatures and experiencing some of the most significant snowfall at this time of year since 1965.
egovmonitor 06-DEC-10
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[said:]: Scotland is experiencing its worst snowfall at this time of year since 1965, but we are seeing the country pulling together to help overcome the extreme conditions.
bbc 02-DEC-10
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