Angela Constance said violent offenders are "not an insignificant proportion of people serving short-term sentences".

SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson told Finance Secretary Shona Robison the government’s failure to increase salaries for ministers was ...

Short-term inmates serving less than four years will now be set free after serving 40% of their sentence as opposed to the ...

THE first prisoner out of Edinburgh’s tough Saughton nick was a violent robber released at around 9.30am. The con – named Ian – was out just three weeks early from a two-year stretch ...

In allegations, outlined in an email to Springfield senior management, subcontractor McGowan said “asbestos, crude oil and ...

Presiding officer faces intense criticism for ruling out questions on Fife case as Tories say decision exposes ‘weakness’ of ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

A NATS MSP revealed SNP ministers have moaned about the Government’s long-standing freeze on pay – labelling it “bonkers”. Ministers are entitled to extra cash on top of their basic ...

Scottish Labour have won a local by-election in East Dunbartonshire after a collapse in the SNP vote. Aidan Marshall secured ...

Half of the voters who backed the party in July 2024 have now abandoned Labour and do not plan to support them at Holyrood ...

The SNP's opposition to nuclear power has remained firm for decades, but with global investment in small modular reactors surging, is the ...

Despite Scottish Labour’s attempts to distance itself from their Westminster colleagues, it’s clear who’s really in charge ...