A new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns that the Probation Service in England and Wales is being placed under significant strain, seriously impeding its ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending rates. In 2024-25, HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) spent £1.
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An Aberdeen sheriff has refused an appeal by a property owner against a decision not to award him a short-term let licence after it concluded following a single objection to the application from a neighbour that there was the potential for public nuisance if the licence was granted. Kirk Harrison ch
Employee ownership trusts (EOTs) and other alternative business structures (ABS) are playing an increasingly important role in business succession planning across the UK, writes Douglas Roberts. Nearly 2,500 businesses across the country are now employee owned, representing around 358,000 employee o
Proposals to introduce opt‐out group proceedings in Scotland have the potential to improve access to justice, Scotland’s statutory consumer body has said.
A man sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid work for assaulting his wife in front of her child has lost an appeal by stated case against his conviction after the High Court of Justiciary found that evidence from a friend of a de recenti statement could be used as a primary source of evidence in the absen
Scottish business confidence saw a marginal increase in January, rising one point to 37 per cent according to the latest Bank of Scotland Business Barometer. This growth was driven by a significant 15-point surge in firms' confidence regarding their own trading prospects, reaching 53 per cent. When
A sheriff conducting an inquiry into the death of a self-employed gardener who died after being struck by falling timber has concluded that his death could have been avoided if the drop zone into which timber was expected to fall had been more clearly identified and there was a clear means of commun
Greenpeace has launched a legal challenge against the UK government's decision to approve the transfer of two exploration licences in the Pacific Ocean to deep sea mining company Glomar Minerals. The environmental group is concerned that the licences in the wrong hands could open the door to destruc
The Unbound the Greyhound coalition – formed of nine animal welfare organisations working together to ban greyhound racing in Scotland – has welcomed the stage one vote in support of the general principles of the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill. The bill, introduced by Mark R
Today is dubbed ‘National Sickie Day’ – statistically the day when most workers are likely to call in sick according to research – and it is the last one before the law changes on April 6. The cost of sick leave may consequently skyrocket for employers, with new laws set to c
Tributes have been paid to the late Lord Jim Wallace, who has passed away at 71. The lawyer-turned-politician served as Scotland's first-ever deputy first minister from 1999 to 2005, and as Advocate General for Scotland from 2010 to 2015.
A man who claimed that he had been groomed by employees of a charity for LGBTQ+ young people when he was 15 and sexually abused by older men as a result of that grooming has been allowed a proof before answer on all of his averments after the defender unsuccessfully argued for the deletion of some o
Plans to introduce new statutory targets to enhance nature and protect biodiversity in Scotland have been approved by MSPs. The Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill will also give ministers new powers to develop legislation relating to wildfire management, sustainable forestry management and our inte
