In The Sunday Post commenting after Scottish Ministers rejected a recommendation to introduce annual inspections on the addresses of every convicted paedophile and sexual predator to ensure vulnerable people are not living nearby.

The Press and Journal report on new figures that show assaults on Scottish emergency service workers have reached a three-year high.

During the 2016/17 period, police recorded 6,509 common assaults on 999 staff – the equivalent of nearly 18 a day.

The Scottish Sun report that police chiefs spent over £32,000 on music licenses so officers could listen to music at work.

Liam said: This does “not represent value for public money given the cost pressures faced by the police.

A number of newspapers and websites report on recent figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service that show £5.2 million of sheriff court fines from 2014/15 to 2016/17 were unpaid as of October 11 – 15.9% of the total handed out in that period.

The Scotsman report that around two-thirds of British Transport Police officers are unsure whether they will transfer to Police Scotland following the controversial merger. This comes after an internal survey showed that less than half of BTP officers and civilian staff intend to move across.

The Times and The Sunday Times report how drones have been seen flying into Scottish prisons more than 20 times over the past two years.

The Scottish Daily Mail report on recent figures that indicate in nearly one in four cases offenders in Scotland are now receiving softtouch ‘punishments’ to help ease pressure on Scottish courts.

Herald Scotland report that John Foley, ex-Chief Executive of Scottish Police Authority (SPA), received £166,568 in “compensation for loss of office” after six months in charge of a council construction firm.

Liam is in the Daily Record this week discussing new figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives that show Police Scotland has spent over £77,000 on legal fees from challenging Freedom of Information requests.

The Times and The Sunday Times report how wealthy criminals have failed to pay £6.5 million required from them under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Many of the criminals still owe money years after confiscation orders were imposed by the courts.