Call for spare rooms to provide sanctuary for young people in Glasgow
Young people in Glasgow facing the prospect of sleeping rough on the streets are to be provided an emergency bed for the night – in a volunteer’s home rather than
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Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey faces NMC disciplinary hearing
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey is facing a disciplinary hearing linked to her return to the UK with the virus. The case of the Scottish medical worker, who was infected with
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Scottish Labour renews call on named person scheme exemption
Scottish Labour has renewed calls for 16 to 18-year-olds to be exempted from having a named person ahead of a ministerial statement on the scheme. Deputy First Minister John Swinney
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Holyrood ministers confirm employment schemes for disabled to start in 2017
New programmes to help sick and disabled Scots into work will get up and running next year, Holyrood ministers have confirmed. The Scottish Government is to set up the Work
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‘Long overdue’ Dungavel detention centre closure welcomed by campaigners
Campaigners have welcomed the closure of the controversial Dungavel detention centre but worries have already been raised about its planned replacement. The Home Office announced the immigration removal centre near
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Staff at Scotland’s largest prison face ‘extra challenges’ due to rise in sex offenders
Staff at Scotland’s largest prison face “extra challenges” from a large increase in the number of sex offenders housed in Barlinnie, according to a report. An inspection of the male-only
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SNP urged to get to grips with ‘crisis’ in CAMHS as waiting list almost trebles
The number of children and young people waiting more than a year for specialist help with mental-health problems has almost trebled, according to new figures. Of those starting treatment in
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Police Scotland launch campaign warning of sexual exploitation of children
Police Scotland has launched the first public information campaign of its kind to tackle the sexual exploitation of children. The four-week online operation launched on Wednesday will feature on social
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Opportunities missed in postnatal depression killing case, report finds
A watchdog investigating the care of a mother who suffocated her baby while suffering severe postnatal depression has found opportunities to refer her to mental health services were missed. The
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Domestic abuse and child poverty Bills among package of legislation unveiled by SNP
Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled a package of legislation aimed at boosting Scotland’s economy in the wake of the Brexit vote, but has also pledged the “immediate introduction” of legislation for
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