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Priorities ‘all wrong’ as police numbers slump by six percent in Scotland

The Scottish Government's priorities are "all wrong" after new figures showed police officer and fire service numbers had slumped by six percent since 2013 - while employment in the civil service had seen a 71 percent increase.
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