Seaweed report outlines industry options
Sustainability is key to any future development
Updated: Thu Feb 24 2022
Social Security Experience Panels: annual report 2021
Fourth annual report from the Social Security Experience Panels programme, covering the key activities and outputs from 2021.
Updated: Thu Feb 24 2022
Type 2 Diabetes - framework for prevention, early detection and intervention: evaluation
Findings of a qualitative process evaluation of the implementation of the framework for the Prevention, Early Detection and Intervention of Type 2 Diabetes in three early adopter areas.
Updated: Thu Feb 24 2022
1.5m National Lottery funding helping reduce pressure on health services
The National Lottery Community Fund has today announced over 1.5 million of funding to expand SPRING Social Prescribing, an innovative health project that is easing pressure on GPs, reducing visits to Emergency Departments and improving the wellbeing of patients across Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Updated: Wed Feb 23 2022
Living safely with Covid
Scotland's updated Strategic Framework published.
Updated: Wed Feb 23 2022
Record 95.5% of school leavers in positive destinations
A record 95.5% of pupils were in a positive destination' including work, training or further study within three months of leaving school last year.
Updated: Wed Feb 23 2022
School leaver attainment and destinations
Scotland's Chief Statistician yesterday published statistics on the initial destinations and attainment of 2020-21 school leavers from Scotland's publicly funded mainstream schools.
Updated: Wed Feb 23 2022
Serious Organised Crime Taskforce Strategy updated
Justice Secretary Keith Brown welcomes partnership approach.
Updated: Wed Feb 23 2022
Signing up to save a life
Thousands respond to national naloxone campaign.
Updated: Wed Feb 23 2022
300m boost for climate friendly heating
Homes and commercial properties across Scotland will benefit from the establishment of a new 300 million fund supporting the development and roll out of zero emission heat networks.
Updated: Tue Feb 22 2022
CCRC refers convictions to Crown Court due to concerns that the minor at the time of convictions was a victim of trafficking
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has decided to refer six convictions belonging to the same man to the Crown Court.
Updated: Tue Feb 22 2022
Coming Home Implementation report
Improving care for people with complex needs and learning disabilities.
Updated: Tue Feb 22 2022
Cost of living support
Students facing financial hardship due to the cost of living crisis and rising energy costs can apply for more support.
Updated: Tue Feb 22 2022
PM statement on the situation in Ukraine: 22 February 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement in the House of Commons on the situation in Ukraine.
Updated: Tue Feb 22 2022
Prime Minister sets out plan for living with COVID
The Prime Minister sets out the Government's plans to live with and manage the virus.
Updated: Tue Feb 22 2022
Second boosters for at-risk groups
Second booster jabs will be offered to those aged 75 and over and those at highest risk of severe COVID-19 disease following the latest Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advice.
Updated: Tue Feb 22 2022
A message from The Queen to the Team GB Mens and Womens Curling teams
The Queen has sent the following message (20 February 2022) to the Team GB Men's and Women's Curling teams, following their success at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
Updated: Mon Feb 21 2022
COVID Economic Recovery Fund
New support package ahead of Strategic Framework Update.
Updated: Mon Feb 21 2022
Open Market Review - Superfast and Gigabit Broadband Infrastructure in Scotland - Request for Information
The Scottish Government is developing a procurement approach for funding contracts to suppliers delivering gigabit-capable wholesale infrastructure in Scotland. This Open Market Review will be used to produce a draft intervention area that may be targeted for public intervention.
Updated: Mon Feb 21 2022
Plea to help vulnerable adults at risk of harm
People are being asked to keep an eye out for vulnerable adults in their local communities amid concerns the pandemic has left some people more isolated.
Updated: Mon Feb 21 2022
CCRC welcomes proposal to contact subpostmasters direct
The CCRC yesterday welcomed a proposal from the Post Office for the CCRC to directly contact those subpostmasters and subpostmistresses convicted as part of the Horizon IT system failings.
Updated: Fri Feb 18 2022
Further support for culture recovery
Culture and events sectors to benefit from 16 million
Updated: Fri Feb 18 2022
Pre-pandemic wealth inequality remained high
Official Statistics published
Updated: Fri Feb 18 2022
Housing First quarterly monitoring: October-December 2021
A monitoring report on Housing First tenancies started in Scotland from 1 October to 31 December 2021.
Updated: Thu Feb 17 2022
Joint statement on UK-Australia virtual summit: 16 February 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison met virtually yesterday.
Updated: Thu Feb 17 2022