Scottish Government

Law, Order and Public Safety

Wednesday 20/06/2012

A ‘more open and just’ justice system [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Loophole in law closed as Bill voted through by MSPs.

Appointment of new Lord Justice Clerk [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Application process commences.

Tuesday 19/06/2012

Convener reappointed to Risk Management Authority [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Peter Johnston in place until September 2016.

Summary justice reform performance data [Law, Order and Public Safety]

An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Tuesday 12/06/2012

Racist incidents statistics published [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Decrease in 2010/11 welcomed but Minister urges caution.

Wednesday 06/06/2012

Police numbers hit record high [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Justice Secretary welcomes additional officers keeping communities safe.

Police officer quarterly strength statistics [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Police officer quarterly strength statistics.

Scrapping metal theft [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Justice Secretary announces tough new measures to stop thieves in their tracks.

Monday 04/06/2012

Fire regulations clarified for childminders [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Amended regulations to remove doubt follow consultation.

Friday 01/06/2012

Appointment of Lord President and Senators [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Lord Gill new leader of Scotland’s justiciary.

Recruitment process begins for new fire chief [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Applications sought for Chief Officer role.

Thursday 31/05/2012

Funding announced to tackle bigotry [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Key organisations will continue excellent work already underway.

Tuesday 29/05/2012

Firearm certificate statistics, Scotland, 2011 [Law, Order and Public Safety]

A National statistics publication for Scotland.

Justice Secretary requests firearms power transfer [Law, Order and Public Safety]

MacAskill repeats calls for regulation of firearms to be devolved.

Monday 28/05/2012

Prisoners’ families initiative launched [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Justice Secretary hails Lighthouse Foundation’s innovative work across Ayrshire.

Sunday 27/05/2012

New Legal Services regulations [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Suite of changes introduced to Parliament.

Friday 25/05/2012

Police Superintendents Conference speech [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Justice Secretary: “We continue to do the right thing for policing in Scotland”.

Thursday 24/05/2012

Improving police and fire reform [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Justice Secretary announces Stage 2 amendments to strengthen legislation.

Wednesday 23/05/2012

Previous convictions in court [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Justice Secretary welcomes last Scottish Law Commission report on evidence and criminal procedure.

Tuesday 22/05/2012

Better support for victims and witnesses [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Consultation published to inform Victims and Witnesses Bill.