Audit Scotland
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| Founded | 2000 |
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| Headquarters location | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
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About Audit Scotland
Audit Scotland is an independent public body responsible for auditing most of Scotland's public organisations. These include the Scottish Government, local councils and NHS Scotland.
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COP26: climate summit policing costs more than £200m
Police officers stood guard at the Climate Change protest and the extinction of the Rebellion in Edinburgh Last Summer ,
the monitoring of the UN climate protection conference in Glasgow costs More Than £200m, Scotland 's Chief constable has said.
Iain Livingstone said the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), the COP26 event in November would be one of the largest ever staged in the UK.
The Chief constable said The Police had Taken in Scotland £200m a year to The Core costs of police work.
This was despite claims to the officers increase in the year 2019, he said.
Mr Livingstone had pointed out that it will Rise almost 20% - from about 1,500 to 1,800 - The Number of loyalist and Republican marches in Scotland , as well as a higher number of spontaneous protests, such as the extinction of Rebellion .
Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said, a considerable number of officers would come to Scotland from South of The BorderDeputy Chairman of The Authority , David Crichton, told the Board meeting that the current number of officers in Scotland was "not sustainable".
He said the vast majority of The Police budget have already been made to cover, officer and employee.
'Simple arithmetic'He added that the Scottish police authority had concerns about the financial sustainability in the last four or five months, together with The Chief constable and Audit Scotland .
"It is a structural deficit in the policing budget," he said. "It is not simple arithmetic, it is complicated mathematics, it is simple arithmetic.
"With almost 90% of the budget for the officer and staff costs, it means that difficult decisions have to be made in the coming weeks and months difficult decisions by the government, by The Authority and by The Police in Scotland . "
Mr Livingstone told The Meeting : "at The moment there is an operational need to maintain I feel an element of political necessity, officer numbers and The Challenge for us is, shows the value that a strong police service, and in this stage, make a case for further investment.
"We have real-time protection, but that is only kicked, as 2015-2016, but The Core of The Police costs is £200m Less each year, than it was prior to Police Scotland coming" (in April 2013).
"So, our deficit is actually to achieve our budget was cut, even greater than the savings that we have managed.
"So, my pitch is, we can use some of these savings back?"
The Meeting was told that the current number of police officers in Scotland was "not sustainable"Mr Livingstone, The Spa , the would officers, a considerable number said to help Scotland from South of The Border , The Police COP26.
He said that the cost of the accommodation alone would be "millions of pounds" and deposits on the property, estimated at £2m, which must be paid next month.
the members, it was also said that The Police put Scotland 's plans to reduce officer numbers, which had to go through 400 this year on ice.
Mr Livingstone said big events like the European football championship and the continuing uncertainty about Brexit settlement were in addition to the pressure on The Force was also Taken into account from The Police of the COP26.
Up to 90,000 People - delegates, observers, state-and Media - expected to COP26, about 12 days from 9-20 November.
Adescribed it as the largest mobilization of police officers in the UK.
Scottish Ministers are saying that they expect to cover that the government of the United Kingdom, the "core costs", including emergency services funding.
The British government has said that talks with the Scottish government to The Meeting -cost "currently".
Up to 200 leaders of the world, expected to COP26.
It Campus (SEC) in the Scottish event, but other places in The City also host functions and meetings for heads of state and other dignitaries will be.
The SEC will be handed over to the UN for the duration of the conference. Known as the "Blue Zone ", it is international territory, subject to International Law .
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Source of news: bbc.com
