A national target will be introduced to ensure more people with problematic opiate drug use are accessing life-saving community treatments. There are currently around 29,500 people using Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST). Under the new target, announced today by drugs policy minister Angela Constanc
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The Edinburgh property market has benefited from some of the strongest house price growth in the UK, but the city has also witnessed the largest increase in inheritance tax bills (IHT). According to new figures published by law firm Boodle Hatfield, Edinburgh residents had the biggest increase in in
In the wake of World Environment Day 2021, Burges Salmon has announced it has re-partnered with conservation charity Trees for Life for another year, a collaboration that complements the firm’s climate commitments and sees it investing in a rewilding, carbon offsetting project focused on the S
Inksters has grown its consultant solicitor practice during the pandemic and opened a new office on the Isle of Eigg. The firm recently celebrated 22 years in business and now focusses solely on the consultancy model, which sees all of its solicitors benefit financially directly from the fruits of t
Concerns have been raised by the Faculty of Advocates about a safety omission in plans for automated vehicles on motorways. Cars fitted with an Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS) could be controlled by computer for extended periods in slow-moving motorway traffic, allowing, for the first time, mot
Holyrood’s Justice Sub-Committee on Policing has said that current live facial recognition technology is not fit for use by Police Scotland. In a new report published today, it has told Police Scotland that before introducing the technology, it needs to demonstrate the legal basis they would r
Eric McQueen The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) is submitting plans to Fife Council to build a two-court complex to hear sheriff and jury cases and custodies in Kirkcaldy.
Dr Kath Murray While the recently announced delay to the British Transport Police (BTP) merger with Police Scotland was a welcome relief, it will nonetheless come at a cost that wasn’t accounted for on either side of the border, writes Dr Kath Murray.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson An independent report published today has highlighted benefits of police reform.
Caroline Gardner A project to build a national IT system for Police Scotland followed good practice in its early stages but ultimately collapsed due to a "damaging loss of trust" between those involved and fundamental disagreements about what the programme needed to deliver, according to an auditor
Willie Rennie A police watchdog has come in for fierce criticism after it tried to get a report into its ailing finances watered down before publication.
Michael Matheson Police officer numbers remain above 2007 levels, in line with the SNP’s commitment to deliver 1,000 more officers compared to the figure in 2007, new figures show.
Janet Murray Police Scotland will likely see a £25 million overspend by the end of the financial year according to official figures.
A reclaiming motion by a mother challenging a lord ordinary’s decision to order her to return her son to Switzerland after he was removed to Scotland by his maternal grandfather has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session after the court ruled that sufficient safeguards were in
Scotland’s criminal defence solicitors are to withdraw from a new flagship summary justice scheme in protest at the Scottish government’s failure to increase legal aid rates. The Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) has confirmed that its members will no longer participate in imple
