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MSPs warned of police officers burning out as mental health callouts soar

Scottish police officers are at risk of burnout as they struggle to cope with the soaring demand of mental health callouts, MSPs were told. Around 80% of yearly calls to the force are from vulnerable people making “last resort” emergency calls, ...

18 May 2022 at 15:25

Scotland

Eight life prisoners temporarily released had wrong risk score, minister says

Eight offenders sentenced to life in prison who were allowed temporary release had the wrong risk assessment score after a computer glitch, the Justice Secretary has said. Keith Brown told Holyrood last week that a computer glitch led to risk ...

09 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Scotland

Mental health absences among Police Scotland officers ‘up by 22% in five years’

Police officers in Scotland are at risk of “burnout” as the number of days off due to mental illness has soared by 22% in the last five years, figures show. Police officers and staff missed 76,848 working days in 2021/22 as a result of ...

07 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Substantial changes required on proposals to restrict firework sales, say MSPs

“Substantial changes” are needed to legislation which aims to restrict the sale of fireworks, a parliamentary committee has said. The Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee has backed the general principles of the Fireworks ...

28 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Scotland

Helena Kennedy: Gender Bill should not impact on new laws against misogyny

The introduction of new legislation to criminalise misogyny should not be impacted by the Scottish Government’s attempts to reform the Gender Recognition Act, a lawyer has said. Baroness Helena Kennedy QC was tasked to develop a ...

27 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Longer time limits for court cases should not be the new normal, say MSPs

Extended time limits for court cases introduced in the wake of coronavirus should not “become the new normal”, a committee of MSPs has warned Scottish Government ministers. MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice ...

04 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Scotland

Councils could ban most fireworks in back gardens as part of new plans

New rules which could give councils the power to ban most types of fireworks in certain areas are set to be considered by a Holyrood committee. The SNP-led Government’s plans to restrict the public’s use of fireworks, ...

14 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Scotland

Holyrood committees to focus on scourge of drugs deaths in Scotland

Three Scottish Parliament committees are to hold joint sessions on drug deaths next week. The Health, Social Care and Sport, Criminal Justice and Social Justice and Social Security Committees will take evidence from ...

26 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Scotland

Criminal justice social work system must be improved, says minister

Improvements need to be made in the criminal justice social work system in order to ensure it is better linked up, a minister has said. Kevin Stewart, the Social Care Minister, said no decision has yet been made on ...

21 Dec 2022 at 11:32

Scotland

Justice Secretary has ‘no intention’ of 4,000 police leaving amid budget squeeze

The Justice Secretary has said he has “no intention” of overseeing a budget that sees 4,000 police officers leaving the force, or lockdown-type restrictions returning to prisons. Keith Brown told MSPs at ...

23 Nov 2022 at 13:53

Scotland

MSPs call for action to tackle prison drugs amid justice reforms

Reducing drug use in prisons is among 60 requests MSPs made in an “action plan” for the justice sector. Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee has published a series of reforms it wants to see. They ...

10 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Big drop in drug-soaked prison mail after jails start photocopying letters

The amount of drug-soaked mail being sent to Scottish prisons fell by almost three-quarters since a new policy of photocopying prisoners’ letters was introduced. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) ...

23 Feb 2022 at 15:25

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