Diversity and Inclusion of the Scottish Government Workforce
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
International Womens Day celebrated at Downing Street - 8 March 2024
Inspirational women from across the country were invited to Downing Street last week to celebrate International Women's Day 2024.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
National Lottery funding to help the Aire Rivers Trust prevent sewage pollution in their local river
A river conservation trust, which has seen sewage and construction site spills devastate natural habitat along the River Aire, has been awarded £20,000 of National Lottery funding to help ensure such incidents never happen again.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
Site dedicated to thousands of lives lost officially recognised as the National Mining Disaster Memorial Garden of Wales
A memorial garden in Senghenydd, which commemorates those who died in the worst disaster in the history of British mining, has been given the “recognition it deserves” and formally acknowledged by the Welsh Government as the National Mining Disaster Memorial Garden of Wales.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
Tackling hate crime
Greater protections for victims and communities coming into force.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
The Prince of Wales attends The Earthshot Prize Launchpad event
The Prince of Wales attended an event celebrating The Earthshot Prize Launchpad, a new online match-making platform connecting Earthshot innovators with like-minded investors and philanthropists looking to co-invest and collaborate to bring environmental solutions to scale.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
UK Government must reverse decision to suspend aid
External Affairs Secretary calls for Gaza aid barriers to be removed.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
APCC Response to National Violence Reduction Unit Rollout
The APCC joint Serious Violence Leads have welcomed the announcement in the chancellors 2024 Budget this week that the very successful Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) model is set to be rolled out across England and Wales.
Updated: Mon Mar 11 2024
APCC Response to National Violence Reduction Unit Rollout
The APCC joint Serious Violence Leads have welcomed the announcement in the chancellors 2024 Budget this week that the very successful Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) model is set to be rolled out across England and Wales.
Updated: Mon Mar 11 2024
Housing affordability study: Findings report
A qualitative research study exploring experiences and understanding of housing affordability among social housing and private rental tenants in Scotland.
Updated: Mon Mar 11 2024
Women urged to apply for historic mesh removal expenses
Any women who have not claimed back the cost of private mesh removal arranged before 3 June 2022 are being encouraged to do so ahead of the planned closure of the Transvaginal Mesh Removal Reimbursement Scheme.
Updated: Mon Mar 11 2024
Additional funding for early learning and childcare staff
High quality, accessible and affordable childcare is a key part of driving equality in the workplace and tackling the gender pay gap, First Minister Humza Yousaf has said.
Updated: Fri Mar 08 2024
Public Inquiry into Emma Caldwell case
Independent review of murder investigation.
Updated: Fri Mar 08 2024
Spring Budget a betrayal of public services
Deputy First Minister responds to Chancellor's statement.
Updated: Thu Mar 07 2024
Women and Girls Fund launched
Commitment to enhance gender equality and women's rights internationally.
Updated: Thu Mar 07 2024
APCC Joint Victims Leads Support No More Week to End Domestic Abuse And Sexual Violence
No More Week 2024 is a global campaign, running from March 3 to 9, that urges society to take collective responsibility for ending domestic violence and sexual violence.
Updated: Wed Mar 06 2024
APCC Joint Victims Leads Support No More Week to End Domestic Abuse And Sexual Violence
No More Week 2024 is a global campaign, running from March 3 to 9, that urges society to take collective responsibility for ending domestic violence and sexual violence.
Updated: Wed Mar 06 2024
Baby box delivers savings for families
Continued cost of living support for parents.
Updated: Wed Mar 06 2024
Community Right to Buy
Review of powers of communities to acquire land or buildings.
Updated: Wed Mar 06 2024
Local government expenditure and income in 2022-23
The Chief Statistician has released figures on local government finance in 2022-23.
Updated: Wed Mar 06 2024
No passport case sent to Crown Court
The CCRC yesterday referred a case involving failure to have an immigration document at an asylum interview to the Crown Court.
Updated: Wed Mar 06 2024
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh visit Staffordshire
A day of engagements in the West Midlands focussed on local community resources and young people.
Updated: Wed Mar 06 2024
The Duke of Kent attends a Service of Thanksgiving on the 200th Anniversary of the RNLI
The Duke of Kent has attended a special Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) celebrate 200 years of saving lives at sea.
Updated: Wed Mar 06 2024
The Princess Royal visits the United Arab Emirates
The Princess Royal has visited Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, as President of The Mission to Seafarers (MtS).
Updated: Wed Mar 06 2024
5m National Lottery funding is improving the lives of people across Northern Ireland
Across Northern Ireland, 110 community groups and charitable organisations are supporting people to improve their wellbeing and learn new skills, thanks to £4,979,067 of funding from The National Lottery Community Fund.
Updated: Tue Mar 05 2024