A programme funded from the seized assets of criminals delivered £6.2 million funding to support over 15,000 young people during 2024-25. The money has been used by Cashback for Communities to support 29 organisations delivering projects that divert young people away from anti-social beh
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A tourist hotspot has announced a new tax on dogs, to be paid both by local residents and visitors. Bolzano, in northern Italy, will ask local residents to pay an annual tax of €100 per dog, while tourists will have to cough up €1.50 per dog per day of their visit.
A public consultation on a proposed safe drug consumption room in Edinburgh has been approved, with the city’s health board chair insisting the facility would save lives. The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) signed off the move on Monday. Officers will prepare the consultation for earl
Heroin users in Edinburgh could soon have access to a legal “fix room” under plans for the capital’s first safer drug consumption facility. Sites in the Cowgate and Spittal Street, at the foot of Edinburgh Castle, are the frontrunners to host the service, where up to nine people at
The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) will launch its next manifesto on 6 September. The document serves as a roadmap to achieve the changes sought by young people across the country over the next five years, with the next edition to be launched at the upcoming sitting, SYP’s annual gathering fo
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has reported a five per cent increase in revenue to £680 million in its most recent financial year. Profit per equity partner rose by a small 0.5 per cent to reach £797,000 in the year ending 30 April 2025, according to the firm's unaudited financial
Holyrood's Finance and Public Administration Committee has launched a call for views on its latest parliamentary inquiry. ‘Responding to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures’ will be the focus of its scrutiny ahead of the Scottish Budget for 2026-27 being published later this year.
TLT has elected Andrew Lyon, partner and head of financial services, as senior partner. His three-year term will commence on 1 January 2026 and he succeeds Sasha Butterworth, who has served as senior partner since 2022.
Dame Vera Baird DBE KC has been appointed as interim chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), the body which investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The CCRC has not had a chairperson since January, when Helen Pitcher KC OBE resigned amid t
Projects supporting young people at risk of being drawn into criminal activities are to receive up to £26 million over the next three years. The Scottish government’s CashBack for Communities programme uses money recovered from seized criminal assets to provide crucial support to young p
A new report published by a Holyrood committee is calling for a "world-leading" pilot project to be made permanent. The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee wants to see the Scottish Parliament continue its "cutting-edge" approach to embedding "deliberative democracy" in its work.
The University of Dundee's forensic science research hub is reportedly still under threat despite a new recovery plan which was said to rule out compulsory redundancies. The university has launched a "collective consultation" with staff of the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, The Cou
The financial woes at notable Scottish universities are making headlines. Faced with rising costs, including staff pension provisions and salaries and new immigration rules (responsible in part for reduced income streams), decision makers at the University of Edinburgh and University of Dundee face
Employment law claims in the UK are on the rise, and both organisations and tribunals are finding it challenging to cope with the growing volume of cases, write Elouisa Crichton and Amy Ross-Sercombe. Ministry of Justice figures show that whistleblowing claims – where individuals say they were
Views are being sought on the implementation of the ban on MSPs from also serving as MPs or in the House of Lords. Following the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill being passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament in December, a consultation seeking views on the principles and pra
