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Measures to make the legislative process in Scotland more transparent have today been published by the Scottish parliament’s standards, procedures and public appointments committee. In the first major review of the legislative process since the parliament was established, the committee has called

Scottish government plans to end the current system of automatic early release (AER) for certain types of prisoner have been supported in principle by the overwhelming majority of the parliament’s justice committee. The committee noted that the Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill will r

A Holyrood committee has called for assurances that the NHS and other public services in Scotland would not be adversely affected by a trade deal being negotiated between the European Union and USA. In a report published today, the European and external relations committee has backed a call from the

In response to the publication of the Scottish Court Service's Evidence and Procedure Review Report, Ian Cruickshank convener of the Law Society of Scotland criminal law committee, said: “This review presents an important opportunity to examine current trial procedure and consider the best present

The Scottish Court Service has today published the report of Evidence and Procedure Review which was was chaired by Lord Carloway, Lord Justice Clerk, who in 2013 called for “clear-sky thinking” to help bring trial procedures rooted in the Victorian era into the modern, technologically-enhanced

The adequacy of the audit and accountability arrangements of those who will be delivering the proposed new devolved powers in future is the focus of a call for views launched today by the Public audit committee. Organisations such as the BBC, Department of Work and Pensions, British Transport Police

Measures to improve the transparency of information about MSPs' financial interests are today being proposed by the Scottish parliament’s standards procedures and public appointments committee. In its report, the result of an inquiry conducted over the course of this session, the committee propose

Parents and people with disabilities are being hit hardest by the UK government’s programme of welfare reform according to new research commissioned by the Scottish parliament’s welfare reform committee The report, published today, represents the first time the impact of the UK government’s we

The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has published the findings and recommendations of its scrutiny inquiry into the public impacts of Police Scotland’s decision in 2013 to authorise its trained armed response vehicle officers to operate under a firearms standing authority. Among its key findings,

Two machete-wielding men who were hired to fulfil a bizarre sex fantasy broke into the wrong man's house after an unfortunate mix-up. The men were hired online by Australian man Kevin Costello to break into his home, tie him up in his underwear and touch him with a broom.

The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) has launched a new advocacy support helpline to complement its legal helplines and surgeries. The helpline has been set up to help women survivors of gender-based violence answer questions about the justice system, child welfare, finances, housing and

Two 14-year-old boys have become the youngest convicted murderers in the history of the Republic of Ireland after being found guilty of the murder of 14-year-old Ana Kriégel. The two boys were aged 13 at the time of the murder and are known only as Boy A and Boy B due to their age,

An end to indefinite immigration detention in the UK could save around £30 million per year, according to a new report. Human rights group Liberty commissioned not-for-profit economic data specialists Cambridge Econometrics to examine the economic impact of scrapping indefinite immigration det

The Charted Institute of Taxation, in conjunction with the Edinburgh Tax Network and Terra Firma Chambers, will present an update on HMRC Powers in Discovery Assessment on Thursday 23rd May 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The speaker will be Derek Francis LL.B., CTA (F

Inspectors have issued a report on Scottish Border Council's (SBC) criminal justice social work services following the first inspection of its kind. The Care Inspectorate sent a team to the area between November 2018 and January 2019 to look at how local services are delivering for individuals who a