Reforms bring hope to rehabilitated people still serving abolished indefinite sentences
Thousands of rehabilitated ex-prisoners serving long-since abolished indefinite sentences will become eligible to have their licence period terminated earlier as part of new reforms...
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 11:29
Scottish Labour: NHS crisis continues as Matheson clings on to ministerial salary
Scottish Labour has reiterated calls for Health Secretary Michael Matheson to go as NHS waiting lists hit another record high...
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 11:28
School leaders' union comments on minimum service levels for schools
Commenting on the news that the Education Secretary is due to announce a consultation on minimum service levels for school staff that would limit industrial action, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said...
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 10:34
Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Jordan
Mr Philip Hall OBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in succession to Ms Bridget Brind OBE....
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 10:33
Scottish Government: Crime falls by more than half since 2008
Crime levels have dropped by more than half since 2008-09, according to the latest Scottish Crime and Justice Survey...
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 10:30
NEU: Government talks over minimum service levels were never meaningful
Union talks with the Department for Education about Minimum Service Levels (MSL) for striking workers on strike days in education settings ended today...
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 10:28
NHS Scotland runs up almost £400m deficit in six months, say Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today warned that rising NHS deficits must be tackled before they lead to service cuts...
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 10:04
New phase of campaign encourages students to say Enough to abuse
The third phase of the government's award-winning Enough campaign includes a new partnership with over 30 universities to help make campuses safer...
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 10:01
Scottish Government: A first Self-Harm Strategy for Scotland and the world
A new strategy focused on supporting people who self-harm is being launched, backed by new investment from the Scottish Government of £1.5 million...
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 09:59
Scottish Government: Private Sector Rent Statistics, 2010 to 2023
Statistics on annual average private sector rents to the end of September 2023 have been released today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician...
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 09:57