§ Lord Hogg of Cumbernauldasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether any costs attach to the Scottish Office as a consequence of any Scottish police officer attending the International Association of Chiefs of Police in Taiwan; and whether any guidance has been offered to police boards on the attendance of officers at international conferences. [HL153]
§ Lord SewelPolice grant is paid by the Scottish Office to police authorities and joint police boards on expenditure for police purposes. Costs of attendance by a police officer at an international conference would be eligible for police grant as long as they met that criterion. No guidance has been issued on attendance of police officers at international conferences.