Part of Portfolio Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at on 4 June 2025.
I thank Katy Clark for raising an important issue. Her question covers a similar theme to that of Roz McCall’s question on the impact of the national action plan, which was launched in August. What I said in response to Ms McCall will also apply to Katy Clark’s question. It is important that we engage on a cross-party basis on that point.
Katy Clark also highlighted the point that Mr Ross made about the connection between justice and education. A number of our schools in Scotland have campus police officers. There is, quite rightly, a connection between justice and education—I often invited the police into my classroom to speak to my pupils about the role of law and order in society. I am more than happy to take away Katy Clark’s points.
On the action plan, as I said in response to the previous question, further advice will be published in relation to consequences and on violent and aggressive behaviour.