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The Partnership Delivery Group (PDG) continues to work across organisational boundaries to identify and deliver support to individuals that can be delivered in a person centred and trauma informed way.

The PDG has worked together to support the Scottish Government to develop a Framework for Collaboration (FfC). Subject to publishing timescales, this Framework along with the PDG’s cross-sector Collaborative Commitment Action Plan will be published imminently.

I refer the member to the answer to the question S6W-32496 on 10 January 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

I refer the member to the answer to the question S6W-32496 on 10 January 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

The sanctions that may be applied where a person is found to have misled the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) and the means by which allegations that a person may have done so would be investigated would depend on the facts and circumstances of the particular case.

The purpose of the SCCRC is to investigate alleged miscarriages of justice. Where a person seeks to deliberately mislead the SCCRC when carrying out an investigation into an alleged miscarriage of justice, they may potentially be committing the offence of attempting to pervert the course of justice or defeat the ends of justice.

The SCCRC have a power at section 194H of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to request precognition under oath. Where a person knowingly gives false information under oath, they may be liable to be prosecuted for perjury.

As common law offences, the maximum penalty for offences of perjury, attempting to defeat the ends of justice or pervert the course of justice is up to life imprisonment, limited only by the sentencing power of the court in which the offender is sentenced.

Where the SCCRC believe that a person may have committed a criminal offence, it is a matter for the SCCRC to consider what action to take and this could include reporting this to the police for investigation.

Scottish Government does not collect information on the number of children and young people home educated in Scotland.

The Scottish Government does not hold this information. I have asked Police Scotland to write to you on this matter.

The Scottish Government does not hold this information. I have asked Police Scotland to write to you on this matter.

Data on the number of children identified as victims of criminal exploitation is drawn from the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). The NRM is the UK-wide framework for identifying potential victims of trafficking and ensuring they receive appropriate support and assistance.

Information from the NRM is released by the Home Office Single Competent Authority quarterly and in an end of year summary. Data relating to the last five years can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-32026 on 13 December 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

The Scottish Government’s Investing in Communities Fund (ICF) is a revenue fund which aims to empower communities by supporting them to deliver activity that helps tackle poverty, inequality and rural disadvantage on their own terms.

The ICF is not intended to deliver capital projects, such as housing.