§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland why there has been delay in implementing the Scottish Police award agreed on 25th February, 1971; and when he anticipates the amending regulations will be laid.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellFollowing the Police Council's agreement the Joint Secretaries of the Council prepared a detailed memorandum of agreement applying the award to the various salary scales affected. The regulations which give statutory effect to the agreement had been drafted when the Joint Secretaries found it necessary to amend the memorandum of agreement. I now expect to lay the necessary482W amending regulations within the next two weeks.
§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what consideration he is giving to simplifying the way in which amending regulations governing the implementaton of new pay awards are introduced, in order to speed up the procedure.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe existing statutory procedure for implementing police pay awards has been operated for a number of years with the full agreement of all the parties concerned, including the police associations, as the best means of safeguarding their interests. I am, of course, prepared to consider carefully any proposals for changes which are put to me by any of the parties concerned.