Hundreds of prisoners in Scotland to be freed early from next month to ease overcrowding
An estimated 260 to 390 inmates are expected to be eligible for release, with the Scottish Prison Service managing the ...
Livingston MP welcomes latest proposals from Boundaries Scotland
Under the initial proposals, Fauldhouse was set to be moved from a West Lothian constituency to one more aligned with North Lanarkshire, splitting its political representation between both areas.
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Child poverty in Scotland predicted to fall – but remains well above target
The JRF’s annual poverty barometer, which analyses information from the Office for Budget Responsibility, indicates Scotland ...
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Scotland’s unveils more lenient rent controls
Scotland will cap rent increases at CPI+1% up to a maximum of 6% within a rent control area, a more relaxed policy compared ...
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Scottish Government scraps national care service restructure
Flagship policy to create national care service overhauled after significant opposition in Scottish Parliament and from local ...
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JRF: Scotland making progress in child poverty reduction but action still required
A new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has praised the Scottish Government for making progress on reducing ...
Greens and Lib Dems agree to back Scottish Budget
Scottish Conservative finance secretary Craig Hoy accused the Lib Dems and Greens of "falling over themselves" to back "a bad ...
BBC not ‘gaming number’ on Scottish spending, says Davie amid Traitors questions
The BBC’s director general has said the corporation is not trying to “game a number” on the amount of production spending in ...