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Police Scotland and courts spending cuts branded 'good day for criminals'

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A Scottish Government spending review has been branded a "good day for criminals" as spending on policing and the court system is set to be cut in real terms.

Finance secretary Kate Forbes today announced the projected amount of taxpayers' money that will be spent on public services over the next four years.

While the NHS and social security can expect to see rises, the justice budget is earmarked to be frozen - with the exception of pensions - until 2026/27.That means the police, fire, prison and court services are likely to see a real terms cut to their budgets.Calum Steele, general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), claimed the spending review - if carried out when annual budgets are set - would "inevitably" lead to fewer bobbies on the beat.

He said: "The spending review is absolutely brutal for police and wider justice funding. Flat cash for police, prisons, legal aid, the judiciary, and courts and tribunals. "Police numbers will now inevitably plummet.

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