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Help into work: Launch of devolved employment services.
As many as 4,800 people with health conditions and disabilities will receive help to get into work without the threat of sanctions in the first year of new Scottish employment services launched...
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Scottish Government acts to protect families hit by welfare changes
“The squeeze will be felt most by families with children, young people and those who have already been hardest hit by continuing UK Government austerity” – Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman...
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£1 million for national social and community care organisations
More than £1 million has been awarded to voluntary organisations to help support and develop social and community care services in Scotland. The allocation is part of the Section 10 grants scheme and...
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Education attainment gap begins to close
New analysis shows greater proportion of pupils from deprived areas are entering higher education A new analysis of school leaver destination statistics published by the Scottish Government reveals...
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£3m boost for Scottish social enterprise
A scheme to encourage the launch of new companies that benefit and involve communities has seen annual funding double to £1 million for each of the next three years. The Social Entrepreneurs Fund...
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Royal Infirmary domestic staff transfer to NHS Lothian
Around 300 staff who work at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh have become NHS employees. Domestic services at the Royal Infirmary have been managed by private sector partner Consort since the hospital...
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Baby Boxes encourage safe sleeping, say parents
Scotland’s Baby Box scheme is helping to raise awareness of safe sleeping practices, according to early evaluation findings. The scheme has been criticised as an expensive gimmick by some critics, but...
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Busiest year yet for organ donation
Figures for 2016/17 show a 34% increase in Scotland The number of patients living in Scotland whose lives were saved or improved by an organ transplant has reached a record high. New figures show that...
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Community Safety Boosted With Arrival of New Fire Appliances
The safety of communities across Scotland has been bolstered thanks to a multi-million pound investment in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s front line. Four Aerial Ladder Platforms (ALPs) and a...
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A Scotland without sectarianism
£500,000 for anti-sectarianism projects ACTION on SECTARIANISM A world with prejudice, A life with violence, Unfurled from bed, already anxious, This is earth with sectarianism, Scotland’s worst kind...
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Minister visits Mental Health Information Station
The Mental Health Information Station (MHIS) in Palmerston Place played host to Mental Health Minister Maureen Watt recently. Lead Occupational Therapist, Community Mental Health Services Jane...
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Protecting children online: Action Plan launched
A new national action plan to help protect children and young people online has been launched by Minister for Childcare and Early Years Mark McDonald. The refreshed plan will help children and young...
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Tackling abusive behaviour and sexual harm: new laws come into force today
Four new laws aimed at tackling abusive behaviour and sexual harm come into force today. These include a requirement for judges to direct juries when dealing with trials relating to certain sexual...
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Edinburgh to take centre stage on World Fringe Day
Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs and Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society have announced plans for the inaugural World...
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Scotland’s social security agency will put people first
No place for private firms in new social security setup Scotland’s new social security agency will put people before profits, with no private companies carrying out benefit assessments, Social Security...
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Missing persons: co-operation is key
Scotland’s first missing persons framework launched Cooperation key to helping 30,000 people that go missing every year. Preventing people from going missing and limiting the harm associated with such...
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Resilience committee meets following cyber attacks
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon chaired a Scottish Government resilience (SGORR) meeting last night following confirmation that a number of Scottish health boards are affected by cyber attacks. During...
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Still time to sign on to benefits Experience Panel
Thousands of people with direct personal experience of the current benefits system have signed up to help shape the delivery of benefits in Scotland’s new social security system. As recruitment comes...
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Cyber-crime: experts braced for another attack
Another major cyber-attack could be on the way as soon as Monday, IT security experts have warned. Friday’s global hit infected more than 125,000 computer systems across the world, spreading to at...
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Under age drinking: new legislation to tackle ‘drinking dens’
It will be an offence to give or make alcohol available to a child or young person for consumption in a public place from today (Monday 15 May). The provision is part of the alcohol licensing section...
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