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“Anti-drugs group blasts Executive on its final day”
Evening Times
“Ousted anti-drugs chief slams Executive policy” Scotland on Sunday
“Doors shut on drugs advisory body” BBC
See also
Scotland Against Drugs
Also
Scotland Against Drugs to be disbanded
“Fingerprint action plan to face expert scrutiny” Holyrood.com
Press release
“Fingerprint Action Plan” Scot. Exec.
Families Outside is to launch a new DVD called ‘It’s No Holiday’ to show the experiences of young people with a member of the family in prison.
The event will take place on Wednesday 10th May at the City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh from 10.00 – 1.30.
For more information see
Events
“Executive drives overhaul of asylum system” Herald
“Dawn raids to change” Herald
“Police role in asylum cases to be reduced” Evening Times
“2000 children locked up every year, claim refugee charities” Herald
“More than 2,000 children of asylum-seekers detained” Independent
“Asylum changes welcomed” Holyrood.com
“Review of asylum raids announced” BBC
“Review to look into handling of failed asylum seekers” Scottish TV
See also
“Treatment of asylum seeking families” Scot. Exec.
Update
“Parade laws ‘should give voice’ to communities” Herald
“Behaviour bonds rejected for parade organisers” Law Society Journal On-line
The Justice 2 Committee met on Tuesday 28th March at 2pm in Committee Room 6. The Committee took evidence on the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill in relation to draft Scottish Executive guidance on marches and parades from Alastair Merrill and Callum Percy, Justice Department, Scottish Executive
2. Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill: The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 4).
Papers
“Key parades crackdown measures dropped” Herald
“Controlling the right to march” Herald
“Plan to curb march violence rejected” Evening Times
“Victims of abuse can’t get legal aid” Press and Journal
“Legal aid gaps begin to show” Law Society Journal On-line
“Anti-violence team aims to stop the rot before it starts” Evening Times
“Violence ‘is costing country £3bn a year’” Evening Times
“Alliance’s pledge to curb violence” Herald
“Squaring up to the mean city” Herald
“Conference in new search for ways to curb violence” Evening Times
“Police vow to tackle high rate of violence” Scotsman
“Anti-violence campaign under way” BBC
Press release
“Anti violence campaign begins” Scot. Exec.
See also
“Scotland Takes Pledge to Build Safer Communities” Strathclyde Police
“Freed sex offenders may be tracked by hi-tech ‘spy in the sky’ system” Scotsman
Posted by MM on Tue 28th Mar 2006 at 6:43 am“Police to tag graffiti vandals in leaflets showing signatures” Evening News
“Clean-up kits to help public wipe out graffiti” Evening News
“Fiscal service reaches out” Press and Journal
Posted by MM on Tue 28th Mar 2006 at 6:39 am