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Police and fire reform responses
Consultations on the future of Scotland’s police and fire and rescue services have found wide agreement on the need for reform to protect community services in the face of declining budgets. Among...
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MacAskill pledges further justice improvements
The Scottish Government has commented on the recent Audit Scotland report into the current justice system. The report examined court and prison proceedings between 2009 and 2010 and, while...
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MacAskill consults NI on single police force
Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has visited Northern Ireland to meet his counterpart, Justice Minister David Ford, to see how a single police service works in practice. Mr MacAskill was...
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Scottish Ministers unveil proposals to reform legal aid services
The Scottish Government has published a paper outlining proposals for the future of legal aid provision. ‘A Sustainable Future for Legal Aid’ follows the recent publication of the Scottish Government’s...
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MacAskill to address reoffenders
Scotland’s Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has pledged to fund a project aimed at reducing reoffending among prisoners released from short term prison sentences. The £250,000 announcement will enable...
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MacAskill sets his sights on not-so-goodfellas
Scotland’s Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has announced new funding measures designed to tackle ‘serious organised crime’. The announcement of £625,000 enables Strathclyde, Lothian and Borders and...
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Iain Whyte reappointed to Scottish Police Services Authority
Iain Whyte has been reappointed to the Board of the Scottish Police Services Authority (SPSA), Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has announced. The reappointment to the SPSA, which delivers a...
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Scotland: Latest Cashback funding announced
Communities across Scotland are set to benefit from an investment of over £24m through the latest round of funding from the Scottish Government’s innovative Cashback for Communities programme. The...
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