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UK’s first integrated workforce plan published
Scotland is to introduce the UK’s first integrated health and social care workforce plan, which includes the creation of a new national thrombectomy service. Created in partnership with COSLA, the...
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Preparing teachers for life in the classroom
John Swinney meets the first intake of students on ground-breaking STEM programme DEPUTY First Minister John Swinney today heard an end-of-term report from students on a newly-launched teacher training...
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Scottish Government revises strategic Police priorities
Policing priorities to ensure the service responds to future demands over the next six years have been published. The revised strategic police priorities (SPPs), which follow extensive consultation...
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Gender recognition consultation opens
A draft Bill reforming the current process for obtaining legal gender recognition has been published for consultation. The reforms, which follow international best practice adopted in other countries...
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Childcare hours expansion latest
Increase in number of children receiving additional funded hours Almost 50,000 children are already benefiting from an expansion of funded early learning and childcare. From August 2020, the amount of...
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Scottish Government sets out national vision for debt advice
Plans to develop a free debt advice system have been published by the Scottish Government. The plan, which will focus on service users, sets out a number of improvements to how people find and...
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Maintaining our tenements
New measures will be introduced to improve and maintain tenement flats across Scotland, the Scottish Government says. Legislative changes being considered include, compulsory owners’ associations,...
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Library to open on Christmas Day
Helping homeless and lonely people over the festive period People who are homeless or unable to spend Christmas with family and friends are being welcomed to Rutherglen Library. Culture Secretary Fiona...
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Supporting children at Christmas
Projects that support low income families will get more than £850,000 of funding this winter and throughout next year to provide food and activities for children. Some of the organisations to benefit...
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Improving energy efficiency: proposals to make homes warmer and greener
Homeowners are to be supported to make their homes warmer and cheaper to heat by improving their energy efficiency. A new, legally binding standard for home energy efficiency from 2024 onwards is...
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Fund supports community projects to create new jobs
Projects benefitting from over £138 million of funding have the potential to create more than 7,000 jobs across Scotland, according to analysis of the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund. An evaluation of...
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New build homes to be more energy efficient
New regulations will be developed to ensure all new homes use renewable or low carbon heating from 2024. This move to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions for new build homes will...
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Regulating short term lets: new powers for councils
Councils empowered to introduce safety and control measures Local authorities are to be given new powers to regulate short-term lets where they decide this is in the interests of local communities....
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Major childcare expansion this summer
Families can now enrol children for funded places for August. A nationwide public information campaign is encouraging families to enrol their children for funded early learning and childcare ahead of...
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Councils need extra £1 BILLION ‘before it’s too late’
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has warned the Scottish Government that it risks causing further suffering amongst Scotland’s communities if it does not adequately fund council services....
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Scottish budget date set for 6th February
The Scottish Government’s budget will be published on 6 February 2020, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has announced. It comes after the UK Government confirmed their budget would be delayed until 11...
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Ending Homelessness Action Plan ‘transforming services’
Efforts to eradicate homelessness will be stepped up in 2020 as all measures in the £50 million Ending Homelessness Action Plan are progressed. Work to transform services and provide access to...
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170,000 children eligible for ‘game-changing’ new benefit
Applications will be taken in advance for Scottish Child Payment to help with expected high demand. An estimated 170,000 children will be eligible for the new £10 weekly Scottish Child Payment when it...
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1,000 computers for Africa
Trainee teachers and students in Africa will receive 1,000 used Scottish Government computers thanks to a partnership with the Turing Trust charity. The computers, which are no longer suitable for...
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EU citizens ‘vital to Scotland’
EU citizens living and working in Scotland make an invaluable contribution to our society, culture and economy, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said yesterday. At an event in Edinburgh to celebrate the...
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