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The Children and Young People’s Commissioner has launched an investigation into Police Scotland’s use of force against children. Data from the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) shows that children in Scotland are more than twice as likely to experience use of force by the police than adult

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has reported its highest ever number of incoming complaints – 1,385 in 2023-24 – significantly exceeding projections for the year. The organisation’s caseload was skewed by the fallout from one ceased firm which affected work across t

A new initiative is launching "to ensure more people can benefit from the investments being made in natural capital" across Scotland.  Led by Community Land Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Land Commission, the project aims to help deliver government expectations that communities are i

There are "serious concerns" about overcrowding in Scottish prisons after a new report found that the prison population remains too high. HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland (HMCIPS) found that inmates are sharing cells not designed to be shared.

Simone Callaghan won the Rising Star Award at the Scottish Paralegal Christmas Dinner Dance on Saturday. Ms Callaghan is an accredited paralegal in debt recovery at TC Young.

Animal welfare charity OneKind and conservation charity Scottish Badgers and 11 MSPs gathered outside the Scottish Parliament yesterday to celebrate Scotland’s snaring ban that has come into force.

Legislation to help reduce the high prison population has been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill will change the release point for offenders serving sentences of less than four years from 50 per cent of their sentence to 40 per cent. There will be no ch

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has reported challenges with accessing human rights to health, housing, and food across the Highlands and Islands. Critical issues include an apparent failure to meet the most basic international obligations related to the right to health, the right to housing an

A tennis coach who applied for a tennis co-ordinator position with a Scottish university but did not accept an offer made to him for the post has had an Employment Tribunal claim against the university struck out on the ground that he had no reasonable prospect of success. Claimant Raymond Joseph in

Ministers have welcomed parliamentary approval of three new proposed commissioners to the Scottish Land Commission (SLC). Ministers selected Dr Lucy Beattie and Dr Calum MacLeod as land commissioners and Robert Black as tenant farming commissioner at the Scottish Land Commission, following their rec

Legislation to strengthen tenants’ rights and prevent homelessness has passed stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament. The Housing (Scotland) Bill aims to tackle poverty across Scotland by improving the renting experience for tenants, through a range of new rights and a system of rent controls, in

Payments to people in receipt of benefits will be protected from inflation after the Scottish Parliament passed the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill.

The Damages (Scotland) Bill, appended to the recently published Scottish Law Commission Report on Damages for Personal Injury, contains some important proposed reforms which are intended to modernise Scots law and resolve certain difficulties, writes Lady Paton. The report recommends the amendment o

The challenges in sentencing people with mental health and related issues are outlined in two new reports, published today by the Scottish Sentencing Council. An issues paper, Judicial perspectives of mental health and sentencing presents the findings of research undertaken by the council in late 20

The annual CMS Scotland Hotels & Leisure Charity Quiz has raised £585 for a Scottish charity supporting employees and students within the Scottish hospitality sector.