Jackie Baillie: “Too often the SNP operates under a cloak of secrecy.”

Public confidence in our institutions relies on full transparency, and that is why I would urge them to fully explain what steps they now intend to take.

We need to see an end to the culture of cover-up that the SNP has created and a renewed commitment to openness and integrity in government.

Behind these heartbreaking figures are lives cut short, families left grieving and communities suffering.

However, it should not take lengthy legal disputes to get answers from the SNP government.