Asylum and refugees
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Adult victims of human trafficking and exploitation: guidance on support - consultation
This consultation seeks views on guidance that outlines support available to adult victims of human trafficking and exploitation in Scotland.
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New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy: Delivery Plan 2024-2026 - Year 1 Report
A report on the progress made between July 2024 and August 2025 by the Scottish Government, COSLA, Scottish Refugee Council and wider partners to deliver the actions set out in the New Scots refugee integration strategy: delivery plan 2024 - 2026.
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New Scots implementation strategy: equality impact assessment 2024
Equality impact assessment on the New Scots refugee integration strategy 2024.
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Support for integration service for refugees and people seeking asylum
Investment to help people settle in our communities.
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Asylum seeker rights
Minister calls for right to work pilot in Scotland
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Scottish Asylum Right to Work Proposal
The proposal delivers on a commitment from the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy 2024, and sets out a design for a potential pilot scheme which would enable those seeking asylum to work in Scotland, and seeks to trial a number of changes to current UK policy.
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First Minister meets faith representatives and political leaders
FM: “This is a time for solidarity.”
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Helping New Scots settle into communities
Action set out to support integration.
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New Scots refugee integration strategy: delivery plan 2024 to 2026
Sets out the actions that the Scottish Government, COSLA and Scottish Refugee Council will take forward with partners during the period 2024 to 2026 to support the integration of refugees, people seeking asylum and other forced migrants within Scotland’s communities.
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New Scots Refugee Integration Delivery Project: funded projects analysis
Research findings from qualitative analysis of monitoring returns provided by organisations funded through the New Scots Refugee Integration Delivery Project.
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Ukraine - A Warm Scots Future: fairer Scotland duty summary
The Fairer Scotland duty impact assessment summarises the potential impacts of the 'A Warm Scots Future' policy paper on socio-economic inequality. It builds on, and should be read alongside the equality impact assessment and the child rights and wellbeing impact assessment.
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Ukraine - A Warm Scots Future: island communities impact assessment
Island communities impact assessment considering the potential impacts of the 'A Warm Scots Future' policy paper on island communities.
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Ukraine - A Warm Scots Future: equality impact assessment
The equality impact assessment considers the impacts of the 'A Warm Scots Future' policy paper on equality and the protected characteristics of displaced people from Ukraine. It builds on, and should be read alongside the Fairer Scotland duty summary and the child rights and wellbeing impact assessment.
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Ukraine - A Warm Scots Future: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment that looks to assess the impact of the 'A Warm Scots Future' policy paper on displaced children and young people from Ukraine in Scotland. It builds on, and should be read alongside the equality impact assessment and the Fairer Scotland duty summary.
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Funding to support refugee integration
Ensuring access to information and advice.
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New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy: 2024
A strategy supporting the integration of refugees, people seeking asylum and other forced migrants within Scotland’s communities. The strategy is led jointly by the Scottish Government, COSLA and Scottish Refugee Council.
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - concluding observations 2023: SG initial response - child-friendly version
This report explains how the Scottish Government (SG) is responding to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concluding observations. These were published in 2023. This document will tell you about some of the things we are doing to make things better for children and their families in Scotland
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - concluding observations 2023: SG initial response
This report sets out the Scottish Government’s (SG) initial response to the UN Committee’s Concluding Observations. It outlines the progress made in relation to children’s rights in Scotland since the publication of the Position Statement of November 2022
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Prostitution - challenging and deterring men's demand: strategic approach
Sets our our collective approach, working with stakeholders across the wider public and third sector, to challenge and deter men’s demand for prostitution and support those with experience of it.
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Further or higher education - student financial support for asylum seekers: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) for the provision of support for young unaccompanied asylum seekers and children of asylum seekers wishing to undertake a course of further or higher education in Scotland.
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Asylum seekers - extending the right to work: evaluation, analysis, and policy options
This report sets out analysis and policy options which would extend the right to work to asylum seekers in Scotland, and reviews current UK Government policy about this topic.
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Education: National Improvement Framework and improvement plan 2024
Sets out the vision and priorities for Scottish education that have been agreed across the system, and the national improvement activity that needs to be undertaken to help deliver those key priorities.
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Education - asylum seekers tuition fee rate and support eligibility change: equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) summary for changes to the eligibility criteria for access to the home tuition fee rate and tuition fee support for young unaccompanied asylum seekers and children of asylum seekers.
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Refugee integration - role of local authorities: research
Research commissioned by the Scottish Government to explore and assess the role of Scotland’s 32 local authorities in supporting the integration of refugees and people seeking asylum.
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Refugee integration - role of local authorities: key findings summary
Accessible summary of the key findings of the research commissioned by the Scottish Government to explore and assess the role of Scotland’s 32 local authorities in supporting the integration of refugees and people seeking asylum.
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Equality, opportunity, community: New leadership - A fresh start
This publication sets out the First Minister’s vision for Scotland and the outcomes he and his government aim to achieve by 2026.
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Scotland's Year of Stories 2022: equality impact assessment
Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022 showcased Scotland’s strongest culture, tourism and events assets and other key aspects of society by creating a collaborative platform for partners to work together and maximise benefits. The report highlights evidence, opportunities and actions to boost equality.
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Supporting New Scots
£1.6 million awarded to refugee strategy.
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Violence against women and girls funding review: analysis of responses
Analysis of the responses to the Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Violence Against Women and Girls Services call for evidence.
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Further and Higher Education financial support - changes to residency criteria: consultation
A consultation on proposed changes to the residency conditions that enable Further and Higher Education students to access financial support in order to undertake Further and Higher Education.
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: position statement
This position statement sets out the action we've taken in devolved areas to implement the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
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Scotland, the best place to grow up – making it real through rights: easy read
Child-friendly version of the report setting out progress made in children's rights in Scotland since 2016.
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Embedding children's rights: position statement
The report sets out the progress made in relation to children's rights in Scotland since 2016.
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Students' tuition fee and living cost support - residency criteria change for relocated Afghan nationals: equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) results relating to a proposed change to residency criteria for access to tuition fee and living cost support for relocated Afghan nationals.
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Creating Hope Together: suicide prevention strategy 2022 to 2032
Scotland's Suicide Prevention Strategy covering the period from 2022 to 2032.
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Scotland's support for displaced people from Ukraine
This position paper outlines the support that we are offering to displaced people from Ukraine, including an update on the Scottish super sponsor scheme, which is to be paused from 9:00am on Wednesday 13 July 2022.
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Ukraine psychological wellbeing advice pack: guidance for Ukrainian arrivals
This pack provides Ukrainian arrivals to Scotland with advice and resources about psychological wellbeing and where to seek mental health support if it is needed.
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Ukraine psychological wellbeing pack: guidance for host families
This pack provides the hosts of Ukrainian arrivals to Scotland with advice and resources on supporting the psychological wellbeing of the family/person they are welcoming into their home, as well as guidance on taking care of their own mental health.
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Ukraine refugee psychological wellbeing pack: guidance for services
This pack provides advice and resources for services and professionals who will be working with Ukrainian arrivals to Scotland, to support their psychological wellbeing and mental health.
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Welcome pack for New Scots
The New Scots vision is “For a welcoming Scotland where refugees and asylum seekers are able to rebuild their lives from the day they arrive”.
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Student support - extending the residency criteria for Ukrainian students: equalities impact assessment
Equalities impact assessment (EQIA) identifying that extending the current student support system would advance opportunities for all Ukrainians who have applied to be settled in Scotland under the relevant schemes. Any indirect discrimination was justified.
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Minister to visit Poland
Two day trip underlines Scotland's support for displaced people of Ukraine
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Council Tax discounts protected under Ukraine sponsorship scheme
Legislation to prevent households paying more.
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Safeguarding Ukrainian arrivals
Free vetting scheme for volunteer hosts.
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Trafficking and exploitation strategy: fourth annual progress report - 2020 to 2021
Report setting out progress implementing the Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy from 2020 to 2021.
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Integrating New Scots
£2.8 million for refugee projects.
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Supporting asylum seekers
Funding for advocacy support.
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Serco plans for lock change evictions in Glasgow
Communities Secretary writes to UK Immigration Minister.
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Support for Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia
Humanitarian Emergency Fund activated.
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Supporting asylum seekers
Funding for housing services.
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Support for asylum seekers threatened with eviction
£110,000 for emergency response.
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Refugee families
Support arranged ahead of arrival in Scotland.
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Help for refugee dentists to use skills
Project expanded following success supporting doctors.
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New powers to tackle human trafficking
Trafficking and Exploitation Risk Orders in force.
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Unaccompanied child refugees
Joint letter to UK Minister for Immigration.
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Next steps on tackling hate crime
Focus on prevention, raising awareness and improving services
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Human trafficking and exploitation strategy
Our strategy to work with partners to make Scotland a more hostile place for human trafficking.
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Refugee integration strategy
New Scots report lays foundation for way ahead.
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Refugee integration strategy
New Scots report lays foundation for way ahead.
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Roundtable on unaccompanied children
First Minister hosts stakeholder meeting.
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Inhumane action by the UK Government
Unaccompanied child refugees welcome in Scotland.
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Refugee Doctors Programme
SG funding supports refugee doctors to re-train to work in NHS Scotland.
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Refugee Doctors Programme
SG funding supports refugee doctors to re-train to work in NHS Scotland.
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Action on child refugees
Partnership working with CoSLA continues.
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Language boost for refugees
Funding to help Syrian refugees settle in their communities.
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Refugees milestone
1,000 refugees welcomed to Scotland.