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Available Funding – January 2022
January 24th, 2022
Workplace Equality Fund A new source of financial support has opened for Scottish businesses and organisations striving to improve equality-related outcomes for priority groups within the workplace. Partnering with the Scottish Government, Advice Direct Scotland is administering the latest iteration of the Workplace Equality Fund, which is now open to applications. The scheme aims to incentivise […]
Labour Market Trends – January 2022
January 21st, 2022
Labour Market trends gives an overview of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity trends, sourced from the Labour Force Survey for Scotland and the UK.
Scottish Government target for 20% reduction in car kilometres by 2030
January 21st, 2022
Public Health Scotland have issued a report on the implications for health and health inequalities of the Scottish Government target for 20% reduction in car kilometres by 2030.
Recorded Crime in Scotland: December 2021
January 21st, 2022
A document outlining the crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland during the month of December 2021 has been published. The police in Scotland recorded 16,823 crimes in December 2021. This was 8% lower than the same month of 2020  and 12% lower than the  crimes recorded in the same month of 2019.
UK Poverty 2022: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK
January 21st, 2022
Joseph Rowntree have published UK Poverty 2022: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK.
Tackling Prejudice and Building Connected Communities
January 07th, 2022
The Scottish Government have published a report, which is an overview of implementation of their  2017 Tackling Prejudice and Building Connected Communities Action Plan. This shows progress towards tackling hate crime in Scotland.
Public Health Scotland Annual Report and Accounts
January 07th, 2022
Public Health Scotland (PHS) has published its first Annual Report and Accounts.
Eradicating fuel poverty
January 07th, 2022
The Fuel Poverty Strategy sets out a range of actions that will be taken to tackle the drivers of fuel poverty and meet the Scottish Government’s commitment to eradicate it as far as reasonably possible by 2040. These include: Driving up energy efficiency standards through regulation, delivering a new Housing Standard and a review of energy efficiency […]
Rent Matters
December 22nd, 2021
Would you like the opportunity to have a say in how much rent you pay? If so,  North Ayrshire Council’s annual rent setting consultation will run from 15 October 2018 until 11 November 2018. Rent Matters
Deposit Return Scheme
December 17th, 2021
The deposit return scheme will go live across Scotland on 16 August 2023, helping to recycle billions of bottles and cans every year. As part of the phased implementation, the Scottish Government is working with retailers on a voluntary basis to enable people to start returning their bottles and cans for recycling from November 2022.
Recorded Crime in Scotland: November 2021
December 17th, 2021
Recorded Crime in Scotland shows that the police in Scotland recorded 18,533 crimes in November 2021. This was 9% lower than the 20,331 crimes recorded in the same month of 2020 and 8% lower than the 20,087 crimes recorded in the same month of 2019.
Scotland’s Climate Assembly – recommendations for action
December 17th, 2021
Scotland’s Climate Assembly published their report earlier this year. It included 81 recommendations for the Scottish Government, who had six months to respond. This response sets out the existing and proposed actions that government will take in order to address their recommendations.
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