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Should period products be freely available by law across Scotland? That is the question being posed by Holyrood’s Local Government and Communities Committee. The committee is considering a bill which would ensure everyone in Scotland who needs to use period products can obtain them free of cha

Proposals to change the way national and local elections are run in Scotland will be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. The proposals in the Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill would extend the time between elections to the Scottish Parl

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee is to consider new proposals on managing disputes over children when families break down. The committee is today launching a call for views to inform its scrutiny of the plans which are contained in the Scottish government’s new Children Bill.

Dog control laws have been made the subject of a public consultation amid worries over careless owners. Community safety minister Ash Denham MSP has pledged to "keep communities safe from irresponsible owners" and their out-of-control dogs.

A new national student award aims to encourage involvement in land reform and help with the work of the Scottish Land Commission. Its new student award is open to any student studying at a Scottish academic institution who undertakes a land reform related piece of research.

A consultation has been launched on the maximum penalties for the most serious animal welfare and wildlife offences. Holyrood’s Environment, Climate Change & Land Reform Committee is considering proposals to provide further protections to animals and wildlife in Scotland.

The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, will play host on Friday, 25 October, 2019, to one of the most significant debates in recent years on the role of Christianity in Scottish public life. It will tackle the vital questions of Christianity’s relevance to modern society, the use of Christi

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Police and the courts will be given new powers to remove suspected domestic abusers from the homes of complainers or others at risk, the First Minister has announced. The Scottish government will introduce a bill to Parliament which will create new protective orders to keep a suspected perpetrator a

There are two new cases, both of which develop the jurisprudence on the use of the inherent jurisdiction of the courts in child law matters, and both matters in which SKO has acted. Judgment in NY (A Child) was handed down by the Supreme Court yesterday with SKO acting pro bono for one the intervene

A proposal to make civil partnerships available to different-sex couples is to be scrutinised by MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee. The committee has issued a call for views on the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill, which would amend existing legislation t

New specialised evidence facilities in Glasgow have been formally opened. The Glasgow Evidence and Hearings Suite provides facilities to let child witnesses pre-record their evidence and for vulnerable witnesses to give evidence remotely. The suite also provides hearing rooms for the Additional Supp

A new report produced for the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee critically analyses the Children (Scotland) Bill 2019. The report, written by Dr Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane of Edinburgh Napier University, outlines the extent to which the proposed legislation, which is currently at stage

The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) Committee has issued a public call for evidence on proposed legislation which would allow the continued operation of the European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) during a post-Brexit transition period. The REC Committee

The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee has supported the general principles of proposed new legislation that aims to strengthen legal protection for women and girls at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM). The Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Sco