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Changes to the care of young people and the involvement of young people in the criminal justice system are to come under scrutiny at the Scottish Parliament. The Education, Children and Young People Committee will consider the proposals laid out in the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill and

ESPC will host an event for buy-to-let investors that will take place later this month. 

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called for the role of the biometrics commissioner to be expanded to include all forms of biometric data such as the use of facial recognition technology used in schools, shops, supermarkets and other public places. In 2018, the Scottish government’s Indepen

The sale of peat is set to be banned in Scotland, as part of wider plans to protect peatlands and reduce carbon emissions. As most extracted peat is used for horticulture, the Scottish government is looking for views from gardeners and commercial growers.

An independent review of new policing technologies, chaired at Edinburgh Napier University, has suggested statutory codes of practice could be considered to provide greater clarity and safeguards around the future use of live facial recognition and certain artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

A reclaiming motion by a Scottish mother challenging the return of her two children to their father in the USA on the basis of a grave risk defence has been allowed by the Inner House of the Court of Session. Reclaimer SD was the original respondent in an action raised under the Hague Convention on

The majority of social landlords in Scotland have not put in place adequate policies to support survivors of domestic abuse facing homelessness, a new report by Scottish Women’s Aid (SWA) and CIH Scotland has found. In 2018/19, 73 of the 173 social landlords in Scotland (42 per cent) sign

A new approach to equip justice agencies with the skills and knowledge needed to "reduce the re-traumatisation of victims and witnesses of crime" has been published today. It underpins a key aim of the Scottish government's Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill, introduced last

Plans to hold young offenders under the age of 18 in secure care rather than young offender institutes (YOIs) will require additional resources, a Holyrood committee has warned. There are significantly higher costs associated with holding young people in secure care rather than YOIs, the criminal ju

An MSP has called for the Scottish Parliament to instruct an independent KC-led inquiry into some of the Scottish Housing Regulator’s interventions and approach to regulation in general. In a recent speech to the Scottish Parliament, Stirling constituency representative Evelyn Tweed said she f

Patricia Taylor has been elected president of the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association following its annual general meeting. The Executive Committee also comprises:

Two pupils from St Peter the Apostle High School in Clydebank have been crowned winners of this year’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) school public speaking competition.

The annual Balfour and Manson family law conference is under starter’s orders as the event returns to Perth Racecourse next week. Almost 150 family lawyers will attend the fully booked event, widely regarded as one of the most important and influential conferences of its kind.

An independent Scotland would have a constitution "based on the sovereignty of the people" and reflect Scotland’s values as a modern, democratic European nation from day one, according to plans outlined by First Minister Humza Yousaf. The fourth paper in the ‘Building a New Scotland&rsqu

Women who endured mesh surgery were not given accurate information before under-going the life-altering procedure, a case records review led by Professor Alison Britton has concluded. Glasgow Caledonian University's professor of healthcare and medical law has spent two years reviewing the cases of 1