Question reference: S1W-00068
- Date lodged: 10 June 1999
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Current status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 June 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make extra financial provision for the costs of police overtime during the Millennium holiday period.
Answer
Police grant-aided expenditure for 1999-2000 was set at a level which assumed full use of Government funds available for expenditure on police services. However, while forces must plan to meet their expenditure from within the resources available to them, the funding position is kept under review and if additional resources are identified, any police needs would be taken into account in distributing those.