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Local food for everyone Consultation
August 20th, 2021
Local Food for Everyone is a consultation on the three pillars of the Scottish Government’s local food strategy – connecting people with food; connecting Scottish producers with buyers; and harnessing public sector procurement. It also covers vertical farming, a technology which may be able to help Scotland increase its local food production and bring food […]
New fair work criteria
August 20th, 2021
New Fair Work criteria will come into effect from October 2021 which will encourage employers to explicitly promote flexible and family friendly practices, alongside their opposition to fire and rehire processes and their support for other fair work priorities. Fair Work First criteria are used in the evaluation of funding bids and applications for public […]
Recorded Crime in Scotland
August 20th, 2021
The police in Scotland recorded 19,092 crimes in July 2021. This was 6% lower than the crimes recorded in the same month of 2020 and 13% lower than the crimes recorded in the same month of 2019.
Police Scotland – National Football Engagement Strategy
August 16th, 2021
Police Scotland have published their National Football Engagement Strategy. This includes the results of survey work carried out with supporters and communities and actions to improve engagement.
National Care Service for Scotland
August 16th, 2021
A consultation has been launched to seek the public’s views ahead of the creation of a National Care Service. The consultation proposes Community Health and Social Care Boards to strengthen the voice of the local population, with people with lived experience and local elected members sitting alongside professionals. At a minimum the new National Care […]
Carnegie UK – Learning how to live well together. Our Strategy For Change
August 16th, 2021
Carnegie UK have launched their new strategy: ‘Learning how to live well together: our strategy for change’. This is centred on their model of collective wellbeing: what is required for all citizens to live well together.
Scotland’s Baby Box Evaluation
August 16th, 2021
An evaluation report on Scotland’s baby box scheme has been published. Its findings include: Nine in ten (91%) parents agreed that ‘Getting a baby box has saved me money on things I would otherwise have had to buy’, while 76% of health professionals agreed that the scheme is an effective way of ensuring that every […]
Expanding access to naloxone
August 16th, 2021
A four nations consultation has now been launched to amend current legislation and permanently widen access to naloxone to all those who come into contact with people who use drugs. This includes police, nurses, midwives and prison officers. It also asks for suggestions of individuals or services that should be included in the list of […]
Islands Bond Consultation
August 05th, 2021
The Scottish Government has made a commitment to developing an Islands Bond – offering 100 bonds of up to £50,000 to young people and families to stay in or to move to islands currently threatened by depopulation. A  consultation is inviting comments to inform the development of this policy.
New national facility for families affected by drug use
August 05th, 2021
Funding has been agreed in principle for a specialist residential rehabilitation unit to support families affected by drug use. It will be run by the charity and housing association Phoenix Futures and based in Saltcoats. The facility will provide rehabilitation services for twenty families at any one time and will be based on an existing […]
Monthly Economic Brief – July 2021
August 05th, 2021
The July monthly economic brief has been published. This contains the latest key economic statistics, forecasts and analysis on the Scottish economy.
Drug-related death statistics for 2020
August 05th, 2021
Drug-related death statistics for 2020 have been published. This shows there were 1,339 deaths, an increase of 5% on 2019 and the highest figure on record.
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