Written question asked by Lord McAvoy (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 March 1996. It was answered by Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Conservative) on Monday, 25 March 1996 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: If he will comment on the work of the Procurator Fiscal Service in respect of ongoing staff training and development.

Answer: Mr. McAvoy: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the work of the procurator fiscal service in respect of ongoing staff training and development.[21218] Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: My noble and learned Friend the Lord Advocate informs me that the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service committed to the principles of "Investors in People" in December 1994. A departmental training and development group works with regional groups to take forward the training and development of staff in accordance with a training strategy agreed by senior management which addressed induction, core and development needs of each staff group. The group is currently revising competences which will form the basis of performance appraisal and be a foundation for future training. The link between competences and vocational qualifications is under consideration. The training strategy reflects the overall objectives, values and business requirements of the organisation and includes an objective to provide training on a complaints system which is about to be implemented.

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