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The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has emphasised the importance of social landlords listening to tenants and service users in its new regulatory framework and statutory guidance. Published today, the new framework, which will go live from 1 April, sets out how SHR will regulate social landlo

The head of the Scottish Prison Service has said inmates may need to be released early as jails are simply too full. Teresa Medhurst told BBC Disclosure that prisons were reaching a "tipping point" and that emergency powers could be needed to release inmates early.

The number of criminal legal aid solicitors dropped from 1,459 in 2007 to 966, the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) has said as it warned the system was heading for collapse. The Scottish government's public spend on legal aid has declined by 45 per cent, allowing for inflation, over the p

Regulations to protect tenants concerned about rent increases following the ending of the emergency rent cap have been laid in the Scottish Parliament. From 1 April onwards, subject to parliamentary approval, the process for rent adjudication will temporarily be modified for one year.

The Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) has accepted an invitation by the Criminal Justice Committee to give oral evidence on the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill after having been initially snubbed. Simon Brown, vice-president of the SSBA, will appear before the committe

Five political prisoners will have their ‘godparenthood’ taken over by Scottish government ministers as part of an initiative to "amplify the voices" of those suffering human rights abuses in Belarus. The #WeStandBYyou campaign, organised by the human rights group Libereco, advocates for

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has accused ministers of “lazy digital hygiene” as a freedom of information request published on the Scottish government website revealed that cameras made by the Chinese firm Hikvision are still in use in six core government properties

The Scottish government is looking for views on proposals to protect the rights of those with learning disabilities as well as autistic and neurodivergent people. A new consultation includes proposals for more inclusive communications and mandatory training in the public sector to deal with the stig

The Scottish government will not appeal the judgment in the judicial review challenging the UK government’s use of a section 35 order to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. The Supreme Court's ruling means the bill cannot proceed to royal assent and be enacted.

The Inner House of the Court of Session has ruled that the Scottish Information Commissioner was correct to determine that the Scottish ministers held information stored in a restricted system for an independent advisor concerning an investigation into whether former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon h

Our sister publication Scottish Construction Now has marked its 20th anniversary with impressive growth in readers and subscribers.

Justice Secretary Angela Constance has refused to reveal the public cost of a probe over a sheriff's fitness for office. Ms Constance said the costs over the investigation of Sheriff Jack Brown, who behaved inappropriately towards a female lawyer, would remain undisclosed until the probe had conclud

Scotland’s prison system is facing considerable risks, including the poor performance of the company that transports prisoners to and from custody, according to a new report. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) contracted GEOAmey in 2018 to transfer prisoners between prisons, courts, police cust

Scottish government proposals to simplify the gender recognition process have been dealt a severe blow after the Court of Session ruled that the UK government's unprecedented decision to veto the bill was lawful.

A consultation on new laws designed to protect the interests of future generations has been launched by the Scottish government. Public policy experts at Dunfermline-based Carnegie UK have welcomed the move, but warned ministers that legislation alone won’t address many of Scotland’s big