We are committed to being more transparent about how we spend public money and improving accountability, by publishing ...

The Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 introduced a single system of independent scrutiny of deaths that do not ...

The devolved government for Scotland has a range of responsibilities that include: the economy, education, health, justice, ...

Sets out the actions taken by contributors to the Scheme to redress the historical abuse of children and is a requirement of ...

Civil disputes cover important and urgent issues like debt, divorce and access to children. So we need a system where people can sort out their problems quickly and fairly. We introduced a programme ...

We are committed to delivering a world leading eyecare service for the people of Scotland. Our plans build on the National Ophthalmology Workstream, Community Eyecare Services Review and Low Vision ...

Scotland is the first country in the world to protect in law the right to access free period products for anyone who needs them. Under the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 (the Act ...

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a means of drawing together, in a systematic way, an assessment of the likely significant environmental effects arising from a proposed development. All ...

A factsheet on the changes made to Scottish Income Tax for 2025-26.

Seventh annual progress report on Scotland's land use strategy, as required under Section 37A of the Climate Change (Scotland ...

Every year we publish new technical guidance for the public sector pay policy for senior appointments.

Carbon capture encompasses the methods and technologies required to capture carbon dioxide from large emitters, such as cement and steel production, chemical processes, blue hydrogen production and ...