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Cash-strapped Police Scotland needs £178m to fix crumbling stations, MSPs told

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Police Scotland needs at least £178m to fund a programme of maintenance to fix its crumbling estate over the next five years, MSPs have been told.

The cash-strapped national constabulary has been forced to cut costs - while protecting the number of officers on the beat - but still faces a budget deficit of £44m this financial year.

Justice secretary Humza Yousaf has previously denied the Police Scotland estate is "falling apart". But a series of embarrassing incidents have highlighted the precarious condition of some police stations.A cop shop in Broughty Ferry was forced to close in January after part of its roof collapsed, while officers have taken to social media to share images of dilapidated equipement.MSPs on Holyrood's justice.

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