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Public health messages to those at risk from Covid must improve, say MSPs

A Holyrood committee has said the Government must improve its public health communications for those at the highest risk of coronavirus. The Covid-19 Recovery Committee said those previously on the Highest Risk List have reportedly received “mixed ...

24 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Views sought on Bill to extend emergency Covid powers

A Holyrood committee is seeking public views on legislation that would make emergency powers granted to the Scottish Government during the pandemic permanent. The Covid-19 Recovery Committee is one of four panels of MSPs to scrutinise the ...

03 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Scotland

‘Too early’ to know full impact of pandemic on excess deaths, say MSPs

It is “too early” to know the full impact of the pandemic on excess deaths, a Holyrood committee has said. Recent statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) show 12,314 excess deaths – deaths above the five year average – ...

29 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

New law planned to tackle ‘escalating’ use of flares at football matches

Football fans setting off flares and fireworks inside stadiums is “escalating”, a Scottish Government minister said as she announced new measures are planned to tackle the problem. Legislation making it a specific criminal offence to ...

03 May 2023 at 12:48

Scotland

Firefighters will consider all options to defend jobs and services, says union

A union has said firefighters will consider “all options” to defend jobs and services in the face of cuts. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has warned the service would be “decimated” by cuts and said they would “robustly resist” them. ...

22 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Minister in the witness box during court visit to mark Victims Awareness Week

Victims minister Siobhian Brown stepped into the witness box as she visited a court, and told how the experience helped her understand the “emotional, psychological and physical impact of giving evidence”. Ms Brown, minister for ...

22 Feb 2024 at 12:04

Scotland

Holyrood committee backs XL bully safeguards

A Holyrood committee has backed the introduction of safeguarding rules on XL bully dogs in Scotland. It means that from Friday, owners will be banned from selling, advertising, gifting, exchanging or abandoning the breed. XL ...

21 Feb 2024 at 12:02

XL bully rules replicated in Scotland as minister blames impact of English laws

Owners of XL bully dogs in Scotland will be subject to new safeguards as the Government replicates UK legislation. Scottish community safety minister Siobhian Brown said the move is “right and proper” amid concern over an ...

18 Jan 2024 at 16:28

Scotland

Minister to address concerns over Bill considered ‘threat to legal independence’

A Scottish minister has said she will address concerns in a Bill slammed by senior judges as a “threat” to the independence of the legal profession and judiciary. In a submission to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil ...

02 Oct 2023 at 13:39

Scotland

Bill introduced to criminalise unqualified people acting as lawyers

The Scottish Government has introduced a Bill which would criminalise unqualified people acting as lawyers. The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill was introduced to Holyrood on Friday, aiming to simplify the ...

21 Apr 2023 at 16:49

Scotland

Police-recorded domestic abuse incidents at lowest level since 2018-19

The number of incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police has fallen for the second year in a row, to the lowest level since 2018-19. Figures for 2022-23 show Police Scotland recorded 61,934 incidents of ...

26 Mar 2024 at 12:22

Scotland

First XL bully restrictions come into force in Scotland

The first part of restrictions on American XL bully-type dogs has come into force in Scotland. Minister for victims and community safety Siobhian Brown announced the safeguards for the dogs last month. As of ...

23 Feb 2024 at 12:41

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