Question reference: S5W-17976
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 1 August 2018
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Current status: Answered by Ash Denham on 17 August 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many solicitors are taking part in the police station duty scheme, and which (a) bar associations and (b) societies have withdrawn from it.
Answer
There are currently 532 solicitors in the police station duty scheme. Edinburgh, Jedburgh, Selkirk, Livingston, Falkirk, Dundee, Aberdeen, Peterhead and Banff have withdrawn.