Justice and Safety

• Help improve the system for disclosing previous offending behaviour

  27th July 2015 by Jamie Begbie

  The Scottish Government recognises that having to disclose previous criminal activity, such as a previous criminal conviction, affects many people in our society.

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• Help Shape Scotland’s Cyber Resilience Strategy

  23rd July 2015 by Linda Green

  There is little doubt that the internet and mobile technologies continue to transform the way we go about our business. The opportunities available in the digital world are clear to all. However, our increasing dependence on cyberspace has brought new risks from criminals who seek to exploit this and related technological advances.

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• A consultation on elegibility criteria in the Scottish Tribunals

  20th July 2015 by John Wallace

  The Tribunals & Administrative Justice Policy Team has launched a consultation on draft regulations regarding eligibility criteria for appointment to the Scottish Tribunals. This consultation is running from 17th July until 9th October.

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• Helping Scotland to Build Safer Communities

  12th June 2015 by Paul Johnston

  

  We’re aiming to reduce the number of victims of crime in Scotland by 250,000 by 2017-18. It’s a really stretching goal, double what we can expect to achieve if we don’t try something new, something transformational.

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• A welcome from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice

  1st June 2015 by Michael Matheson

  The important work undertaken across the justice sector impacts directly on every single person in Scotland every single day, with – as the name of this blog highlights – justice and safety the underpinning principles.

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