Police Station Closures (Impact on Response Times)

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 15 November 2023.

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Photo of Angela Constance Angela Constance Scottish National Party

I can, indeed. I have often noted in the chamber that a great example of co-location is found in Livingston, in my Constituency, where seven partners, including Police Scotland, are located in the West Lothian civic centre. I understand that people can be attached to long-standing buildings, but public services and the nature of policing have changed very much over the past several decades and, indeed, in this century, with a greater focus on partnership working, which co-location and collaboration support.

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