Public appointment: Legal Member appointed to the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
12 August 2022
The Scottish Government
New independence prospectus paper published
Read the first two papers in the Scottish Government’s prospectus for an independent Scotland. The second paper sets out the democratic case for independence and why decisions in Scotland should be made by governments the people of Scotland have voted for.
Ukraine
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Publications
Procurement - banking services framework: buyer guide
- Public sector
12 August 2022
Standards for mortuary services: Guidance published by the Scottish Ministers, Police Scotland and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
- Health and social care
12 August 2022
Consultations
Scottish Government Consultation: Scotland's statutory debt solutions and diligence: policy review response
- Economy
- Money and tax
12 August 2022
Publication of Salmon fishing: Proposed river gradings 2023 Consultation
- Economy
- Environment and climate change
- Marine and fisheries
10 August 2022
Salmon fishing: proposed river gradings for 2023 season
- Farming and rural
10 August 2022
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News
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Period Products Act comes into force
Legal right to access free period products in Scotland.
Scotland’s winter vaccination programme gets underway
Latest step in fight against COVID-19.
Super Sponsor Scheme assists more than 10,000 Ukrainians
Second passenger ship to provide additional accommodation.
Statistics and research
Official statistics: forthcoming publications
- Statistics
12 August 2022
Vaccines research: Looking at why some people get vaccinated and some do not
- Research and analysis
11 August 2022
Energy Efficient Scotland Transition Programme Survey Evaluation
- Research and analysis
08 August 2022
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