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SCOTLAND'S sheriff officers have accused the Crown Office of riding roughshod over government ministers after justice secretary Kenny MacAskill reneged on his pre-election pledge that officers should be allowed to deliver criminal witness citations.
The move was meant to leave police, who currently carry out the task, free for frontline duties. MacAskill has told the professional body that represents the centuries-old post - responsible for debt collection, delivering defence witness citations, and dealing with the uplift of children from parents who have lost access cases - that he will no longer consider their requests to implement the issue.See the full content of this document
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U-Turn On Plans for Freeing Up Police to Fight Crime Sheriff Officers Accuse Macaskill of Reneging On Transfer of Citation- Delivery Duties Sheriff Officers Accuse Macaskill of Reneging On Transfer of Citation-Delivery Duties Justice: Administration
He defended his decision on the grounds that the issue was not raised during the recent parliamentary inquiry into police resources. The inquiry led to the creation of a w...
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