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DateMain TopicTitle and Summary
31/07/2008Health and Community Care

Better Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Care: A Consultation Document [Consultation]

Our Action Plan Better Health, Better Care, confirmed that we wanted Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and stroke to continue as one of the national clinical priorities for NHSScotland.  We also promised that the CHD and Stroke Strategy, first published in 2002 and updated in 2004, would be refreshed to bring fresh focus to what is needed to further reduce CHD and stroke deaths. This consultation seeks to gather a range of views on how we can further improve services

31/07/2008Housing

Gypsies/Travellers in Scotland: The Twice Yearly Count - No. 13: January 2008 [Publication]

Gypsies/Travellers in Scotland: The Twice Yearly Count - No. 13: January 2008

31/07/2008People and Society

Strengthening for the Future: A Consultation on the Reform of the Children's Hearings System [Consultation]

Consultation document on reform of the Children's Hearings system.

30/07/2008Research

Turning up the Volume: The Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 - Research Findings [Research Findings]

The Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 introduced a range of measures intended to help child and adult vulnerable witnesses give their best evidence in court. This research examined a 3 year period including the year preceding the Act, and its first two phases of implementation.

30/07/2008Health and Community Care

Code of Practice for Part 1 of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (ASP) and associated regulations on performing Council Officer functions - Consultation Responses [Consultation Responses]

Responses to the consultation on the code of practice and council officer functions.

30/07/2008Building

Improving Payment Practices in the Construction Industry - Analysis of consulation responses on proposals to amend part II of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 [Report]

Improving Payment Practices in the Construction Industry - Analysis Report of Consultation responses on Proposals to Amend the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and The Scheme for Construction Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 1998

30/07/2008Justice

Licensing of Knife Dealers: A Consultation [Consultation]

A consultation on Scottish Government plans to introduce a system of licensing for knife dealers

30/07/2008Education and Training

Lifelong Learning: Community Learning and Development (CLD) Activity Survey 2007 [Publication]

Results of the Community Learning and Development Activity Survey 2007.

30/07/2008Statistics

Scotland's New Ethnicity Classification for Scottish Official Statistics and Recommended for Scotland's 2011 Census [Publication]

Scotland's New Ethnicity Classification for Scottish Official Statistics and Recommended for Scotland's 2011 Census

30/07/2008Research

Turning up the Volume: The Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 [Research Publications]

The Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 introduced a range of measures intended to help child and adult vulnerable witnesses give their best evidence in court. This research examined a 3 year period including the year preceding the Act, and its first two phases of implementation.

29/07/2008Research

Attitudes to Vocational Learning: A Literature Review [Research Publications]

The purpose is to identify, collate and review the research-based evidence, encompassing attitudes to vocational learning

29/07/2008Research

Building a Nation of Wee Democracies [Research Publications]

In the context of the UN Convention for the Rights of the Child and the Children’s Parliament’s ongoing programme of work, this report describes the piloting of a new model of work with families to explore the interface between family life and children’s rights.

29/07/2008Education and Training

Education and Training: Research Findings No.37/2008: Attitudes to Vocational Learning: A Literature Review [Research Findings]

To Collate and review the research based evidence on Attitudes to Vocational Learning

28/07/2008Environment

Consultation Paper on Potential Legislative Measures to Implement Zero Waste [Consultation]

Contents

28/07/2008Education and Training

Pupils in Scotland, 2007 [Publication]

This document contains information on pupils in publicly funded schools in Scotland, mainly derived from the latest annual pupil census which took place in September 2007.

28/07/2008Planning

Scottish Planning Policy SPP 3: Planning for Homes (Revised 2008) [Publication]

Sets out The Scottish Government's policy on the identification of housing requirements, the provision of land for housing and the delivery of homes through the planning system.

28/07/2008Agriculture

Sheep Scab Controls in Scotland - A review of the Evidence Base [Report]

An ADAS Report that considered the evidence base for future controls against sheep scab in Scotland.

25/07/2008Research

Effective Services for Substance Misuse and Homelessness in Scotland: Evidence from an International Review [Research Publications]

International rapid evidence review of services for homeless people with substance misuse problems that considers models of service delivery and outcome measurement within a Scottish context.

25/07/2008Research

Effective Services for Substance Misuse and Homelessness in Scotland: Evidence from an International Review Research Findings 12/2008 [Research Findings]

General homelessness and substance misuse services should modify practice and examine joint working, where appropriate, to improve awareness of the needs of homeless people with substance misuse problems.

25/07/2008Planning

Mining Waste Directive: Consultation Responses [Consultation Responses]

Consultation responses.

24/07/2008Education and Training

Helping You Meet the Costs of Learning: A Guide to Funding for Older Learners 2008 - 2009 [Publication]

This information sheet gives an overview of the sources of funding available to older learners who want to study in Scotland.

24/07/2008Education and Training

Helping you meet the costs of learning: What support is available to Scottish Domiciled Healthcare Students Studying in Scotland 2008-2009 [Publication]

This information sheet gives an overview of the sources of funding available to Scottish domiciled students studying Dentistry and Medicine, Nursing and Midwifery, and Allied Health Professions in Scotland

23/07/2008Justice

Circular No JD 7/2008: Home Detention Curfew - Guidance for Agencies [Letter/Circular]

This circular replaces Circular No JD/9/2006 and includes updated guidance on the processes for releasing long term prisoners on Home Detention Curfew

23/07/2008Statistics

Gross Domestic Product for Scotland, Quarter 1 2008 [Publication]

Gross Domestic Product for Scotland, Quarter 1 2008

23/07/2008Education and Training

Helping You Meet the Costs of Learning: Disabled Learners - A Short Guide to Funding for 2008-2009 [Speech]

This guide gives an overview of the funding available from August 2008 for disabled learners and is a useful guide for practitioners giving advice to others.

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