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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Vacancy rates for NHS consultants, nursing and midwifery staff in across Scotland continue to increase, according to new figures. The number of nursing and midwifery posts lying vacant – given
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A new report is calling on the Scottish Government and its partners to improve the standards of early years support for deaf children and their families. The report titled, Getting
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The levels of homelessness in Scotland are a “national badge of shame”, according to a housing charity. Shelter accused local and national government of taking “their eye off the ball
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