Justice

Hearings for Children: the Report of the Hearings System Working Group Scottish Government Response

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Report

Date published: Dec 2023

Following a 20-month review of the children’s hearings system, “Hearings for
Children: The report of the Hearings System Working Group” was published on 25
May 2023. It sets out an ambitious package of recommendations. The report
identifies significant potential reforms aiming to ensure that the system; its leaders;
policymakers; managers, and practitioners can better support children in need of
care and protection.


Children's hearings redesign - policy proposals: consultation

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Report

Date published: 2024

Consultation on the redesign of Scotland’s children’s hearings system to build on its strengths so that it can deliver the best possible experience to the children and families in need of its support. It focusses on areas which may require changes to the law.


For a Society Which Cares – Justice for Sheku

Author / Creator: Layla-roxanne Hill

Media type: Article

Date published:

Earlier this week the Sheku Bayoh Public Inquiry recommenced, with this phase examining the extent to which race was a factor in the events leading up to and following Sheku’s death – particularly the actions of the police officers involved.


Building a New Scotland: Justice in an independent Scotland

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Research

Date published:

This paper, the thirteenth in the ‘Building a New Scotland’ series, sets out the Scottish Government’s proposals for justice in an independent Scotland.


https://www.businessforscotland.com/the-hallmark-of-the-uk-economy-is-stagnation/

Author / Creator: artin Roche

Media type: Article

Date published: 2023

After more than two years, the police inquiry into the SNP's finances is still unfinished. Enough is enough.


Rehabilitating Scotland: Exploring the impact of mentoring-based throughcare

Author / Creator: Ben Cooper

Media type: Report

Date published: 2022

In recent years the prison population has been the steadily increasing, especially the male prison population