" class="left_link">» Text Here“The consultation seeks views on whether FOI legislation should be extended to cover private organisations that deliver a public service, such as the building and/or maintaining of schools and hospitals; privately managed prisons and prison escort services; the building, managing and maintenance of trunk roads; trusts created by local authorities for the provision of leisure and culture; Glasgow Housing Association and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland.”
Consultation on Extending the Coverage of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Posted by MM on Wed 28th Jul 2010 at 9:18 am“Drive to cut hate crime launched” Press and Journal
“Hate crimes targeted under police initiative” STV
“Campaign aims to cut ‘hate crime’” BBC
See also
Update
“SNP police pledge to unravel by 2012” Telegraph
“3000 Scots police jobs facing the axe within the next four years” Daily Record
Following posted on 16.7.10
“Police forces facing recruitment dilemma” Courier
“Police chief warns cuts will hit efforts to keep crime down” Scotsman
Following posted on 15.7.10
“More Scots police forces reveal plans to freeze recruitment” STV
“Police chiefs refuse bonus” Scottish Sun
Following posted on 14.7.10
“Strathclyde Police announce recruitment freeze as 100 probationary officers have college places scrapped” Daily Record
“Police forces freeze recruitment” Herald
“Police chief and deputy to give up bonuses” Herald
“Recruitment freeze as Strathclyde Police faces squeeze on its spending” Scotsman
“Strathclyde Police freeze recruitment of new officers” STV
“Cops slap freeze on new recruits” Scottish Sun
“Spending cuts prompt police recruitment freeze” Telegraph
“Rising crime warning over police jobs freeze” BBC
Following posted on 8.7.10
“Police warn size of cuts make single force move inevitable” Herald
“Dumfries and Galloway police issue job cuts warning” BBC
“Long arm of the law is cut back” Evening News
Following posted on 2.7.10
“Job fears as police force looks to make savings” Courier
“Frontline police tell chiefs to wake up over huge cuts” Herald
Following posted on 28.6.10
“Police chief tells force to expect ‘radical’ changes” Scotsman
“Lothian and Borders Police in ‘radical’ savings plan” BBC
“Police fight threat to frontline operations” Press and Journal
Following posted on 31.5.10
“Chief constable of Strathclyde: ‘I can’t guarantee police numbers’” Scotsman
“No guarantee on resources for policing” Evening News
“Warning on future of front–line police” STV
“Anger at police support staff cuts” Times
Following posted on 20.5.10
“Police chiefs told to keep recruiting” Courier
“MacAskill accused of playing politics over funding of police officers” Herald
“Chief constables must not be subjects of political expediency” Herald
“Police warn Kenny MacAskill over budget cuts” Telegraph
“Carry on recruiting, minister tells chief constables” Times
“Kenny MacAskill moves to tackle police row” BBC
“Police anger at cuts ‘agenda’” Herald
“Cuts to police could have hidden costs” Herald
“Police take umbrage at civil servants” Herald
Press release
“Strathclyde Police Freezes Recruitment of Officers and Staff” Strathclyde Police (July 2010)
See also
Posted by MM on Wed 28th Jul 2010 at 8:24 am“European arrest warrant still ‘delivering injustice’” EUObserver
“EU starting to wake up to lacking defence rights” EUObserver
Press release
“Eurojust Annual Report 2009 available online” Eurojust
Posted by MM on Mon 26th Jul 2010 at 12:31 pmUpdate
“New system could save north–east forensic lab ” Press and Journal
Following posted on 14.07.10
“Dundee mooted as superlab site” Courier
“Police forensic facilities in Aberdeen and Edinburgh face axe under police shake–up plans” Daily Record
“Closure threat to forensic labs” Scotsman
“Plans could shut Aberdeen and Edinburgh forensic labs” BBC
“Police crime lab analysis threatens dozens of jobs” Evening News
Following posted on 7.06.10
“‘Crucial role’ in tackling crime” Courier
“Official opening of £23m forensics lab” Evening Telegraph
“Forensics lab opening today” Courier
“New £23.3m forensic science lab unveiled” Herald
“£23m Dundee lab puts Scotland at the forefront in forensic science” Scotsman
“New forensic science lab opens in Dundee” STV
“CSI Dundee gets £23m laboratory” Times
Following posted on 23.02.10
“Keys handed over for forensic science centre” Courier
Following posted on 8.07.09
“Forensics lab WILL go ahead” Evening Telegraph
Following posted on 3.04.09
“Forensic lab saved from closure” BBC
“Plan to close Aberdeen forensic crime laboratory is dropped” Herald
“Forensic lab saved from closure” Press and Journal
Following posted on 27.01.09
“New chief offers hope in forensic lab battle” Scotsman
Following posted on 19.01.09
“Lib Dem leader calls for end to uncertainty over forensic jobs” Press and Journal
Following posted on 19.01.09
“Quality of forensics lab service vital, minister told” Press and Journal
Following posted on 14.01.09
“‘Fresh look’ at crime lab’s future” Press and Journal
Following posted on 09.01.09
“Forensic lab move ‘represents best value’” Press and Journal
“Dundee pulled into forensics lab row” Courier
“Forensic lab staff fear for their jobs” Evening News
“Forensic staff take fears over job cuts to Scottish Parliament” Herald
“Fight to retain forensic lab” BBC. Video.
Following posted on 08.01.09
“MSPs to debate forensics lab move” BBC
“‘Flawed’ plan to close forensics lab to be studied” Press and Journal
Following posted on 07.01.09
“MSPs hold emergency talks in bid to save crime lab” Press and Journal
Following posted on 17.12.08
“Future of crime laboratory to be debated” Press and Journal
Following posted on 15.12.08
“Loss of Aberdeen lab could stall murder hunts – police” Press and Journal
“Pressure growing over forensic lab closure plans” Press and Journal
Following posted on 03.11.08
“Police chief hits out at plans to close forensics lab” Press and Journal
Following posted on 22.10.08
“Reassurance over new forensics lab” Press and Journal
Following posted on 06.10.08
“Plans unveiled for £16.2m forensic lab” Courier
“New £16m Scots crime lab plans revealed” Daily Record
“£16.2m crime lab for Dundee” Evening Telegraph
“£16m forensic crime lab to house DNA database” Herald
“New forensics lab sparks concern over Aberdeen unit” Press and Journal
“£16m forensic superlab to be built in Dundee” Scotsman
Following posted on 12.05.08
“New police forensic science lab” BBC
“New forensic science lab for Dundee” Holyrood.com
“Dundee confirmed as home for essential forensics lab” Courier
“New crime lab cost to be kept under wraps” Evening Telegraph
Following posted on 24.03.08
“Dundee in line for forensics laboratory” Courier
Following posted on 01.01.08
“New police DNA lab still being considered” Evening Telegraph
“Delays over DNA evidence ‘allowing criminals to commit more crime’” Scotsman
Press release
“Plans unveilled to speed up forensic support for Scottish police (links to option paper)” SPSA (July 2010)
“Forensic science facility” Scot.Gov. (June 2010)
“Fresh Approach Announced to Shape National Forensic Services” SPSA 3..4.09
“Forensic science facilities” Scot.Gov. (May 2008)
See also
Scottish Parliament Official Report 8.1.09: Aberdeen Forensic Science Laboratory
Posted by MM on Mon 26th Jul 2010 at 9:10 amUpdate
“Drop everything: The fallout from the Cadder appeal has meant some unexpected business at the start of the new President’s term of office” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 12.7.10
“Law Society and Crown Office reach deal on solicitors’ payments for police station advice ” Scotsman
Following posted on 9.7.10
“Suspects may now speak to solicitor by phone before police interview” Herald
“‘SNP sleepwalking into chaos over Salduz’ :Baker” Firm Magazine
Following posted on 8.7.10
“Agreement over fees for lawyers advising suspects” Herald
“Government agrees to ‘Cadder’ interview payments” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 5.7.10
“Police denied suspects access to lawyers despite Scots ministers’ pledge to Euro court” Herald
“Solicitors set to snub new rules on legal advice” Herald
“GBA: Emergency regulations ‘display unprecedented lack of respect for criminal bar’ – Will not attend police stations in defiance of guidelines” Firm Magazine
Following posted on 30.6.10
“Solicitors say proposals for legal aid change are unacceptable” Herald
“Relations sour further as Society berate Crown for lack of ‘meaningful consultation’ over guidelines” Firm Magazine
Following posted on 25.6.10
“Police call for 24–hour detention of suspects” Herald
Following posted on 22.6.10
“MacAskill in talks over suspects’ rights to see lawyer” Herald
“Scottish rights ruling could affect thousands of cases” Times
Following posted on 21.6.10
“Crisis talks on judicial system” Herald
“Justice in the dock” Herald
“‘Plan B’ warning over human rights ruling” Press and Journal
“Right to a lawyer before arrest may disrupt 100,000 Scottish legal cases” Scotsman
“A minor case with major implications for Scots law” Scotsman
“Lawyer ruling could wreck 100,000 cases” Express
“Lord Advocate gives warning over human rights ruling” Times
“Criminal law in ‘total chaos’ over emergency guidance confusion” The Firm
“Highland lawyers boycott Crown’s emergency guidelines for “professional and ethical” reasons” The Firm
Following posted on 18.6.10
“Law Society anger at Angiolini snub” Herald
“Solicitors raise concerns over new Crown guidelines” Law Society Journal Online
“Jails could be flung open by human rights ruling, Goldie warns” Herald
“Salmond calms fears over human rights ruling” Times
Following posted on 17.6.10
“Demand for extension of custody time limits” Herald
Following posted on 16.6.10
“Law chief reveals new guidelines on police interviews” Herald
Following posted on 15.6.10
“Lawyers in warning over changes to suspects’ interviews” Herald
Following posted on 14.6.10
“‘Panic’ as thousands of criminals may be freed after being quizzed without lawyer” Herald
“Legal aid bills to soar in human rights law shake–up” Herald
“Time to reform suspect procedure” Herald
“Police station interview guidance aims to avoid risk of challenge” Law Society Journal Online
“New suspects’ rights ‘put convictions at risk’” Times
Following posted on 24.5.10
“Case Preview: Cadder v Her Majesty’s Advocate” UKSC Blog
“Detention without access: time for Scotland to catch up with rest of UK” Guardian
“Supreme court to rule on suspects’ access to lawyer under Scottish law” Guardian
“Euro ruling is threat to Scots law” Herald
Following posted on 23.10.09
“Judges reject human right to a lawyer challenge” Scotsman
“Judges say cop quiz ok” Scottish Sun
“Judges reject human rights challenge” STV
“Human rights case rejected in Edinburgh” Press and Journal
“Judges reject appeal over police questioning” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 21.10.09
“Legal test case could end with hundreds of criminals set free” Herald
“Appeal case over police interview” BBC
Following posted on 20.10.09
“Murderers and rapists could be freed under European ruling, leading QC warns” Times
Following posted on 3.7.09
“Test case opens over use of police interview evidence” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 22.5.09
“Thousands of criminal cases at risk of collapse after ruling” Herald
“Human rights ruling puts thousands of prosecutions under threat” Scotsman
“Human rights issue over arrests” BBC
“Scotland faces human rights timebomb after experts brand confessions ‘illegal’” Daily Record
See also
Law Society of Scotland. Legal Aid and Access to Justice News
Lord Advocate Guidelines – Interim Guidelines on Access to a Solicitors (June 2010)
HCJAC 97"]McLean v. HMA [2009] HCJAC 97
SALDUZ v. TURKEY - 36391/02 [2007] ECHR 332 (26 April 2007)
Update
“Travellers’ gathering seen as a success” Press and Journal
Following posted on 22.7.10
“Travelling towards a better understanding of gypsies” Evening News
Following posted on 9.7.10
“Group urges councils to give travellers more support” Press and Journal
“A town under siege” Scottish Review
“Travellers make their move” Press and Journal
“MSP to urge police to act over travellers” Press and Journal
See also
Amnesty International (Scotland) Scottish Gypsy Travellers
Posted by MM on Fri 23rd Jul 2010 at 8:11 amUpdate
“Policing in Scotland should be all for one and one for all” Herald Article by Kenneth Scott and Danny Donnelly.
“Chiefs fail to back merging of forces” Scotsman
“Subtle touch needed for cuts to police forces” Scotsman
Following posted on 14.7.10
“No plans for single Scots police force, says MacAskill” Press and Journal
Following posted on 13.7.10
“Rank–and–file police body rebuts calls for single Scottish force” Herald
“Police chief says one force would be best solution” Press and Journal
Following posted on 9.7.10
“Police chief goes public on the case for national Scottish force” Herald
Following posted on 7.6.10
“Police warned: co–operate to save money” Herald
“Warning to police chiefs over spending ‘challenges’” Press and Journal
“MacAskill’s warning to police may herald mergers” Times
Following posted on 1.6.10
“Police chief fuels debate on forces’ amalgamation” Herald
Following posted on 23.2.10
“Police chief in call for shared squads” Herald
Following posted on 18.1.10
“Single Scottish police force ‘will mean rise in rural crime’” Scotsman
Following posted on 4.1.10
“Police forces to look at further amalgamation” Herald
Following posted on 21.12.09
“Chief constables clash over plan for single Scottish police force” Herald
“Timely debate over future of policing” Herald
Following posted on 17.12.09
“Rail police chief is in favour of one force” Herald
Following posted on 16.09.09
“Police chief calls for one force for all of Scotland” Herald
“Police chief challenges colleagues: will the force be with us for radical change?” Herald
Following posted on 11.08.09
“Police amalgamation dismissed” Press and Journal
Following posted on 7.08.09
“Chief calls for police forces to be cut to just three” Herald
“Blueprint for police” Herald
Following posted on 7.07.09
“Lothian police ‘to become super–force’” Evening News
“Police watchdog: single force is ‘inevitable’” Herald
Following posted on 21.04.09
“No plan for national police force in Scotland” STV
Following posted on 13.04.09
“Shirley McKie’s father backs Herald in police review calls” Herald
“Justice review needed” Herald
Following posted on 06.04.09
“One force or eight? Only agreement is need for a debate now” Herald
“Emergency services ‘should share control rooms’” Herald
Following posted on 30.03.09
“Police chiefs urge debate on case for single force in Scotland” Herald
“Police must find balance between serving and value” Herald
“Call for Scotland police forces to merge” Times
Following posted on 20.03.09
“‘One police force’ plan rejected” Press and Journal
“Call for single police force is criticised” Herald
“Call to disband all police forces in Scotland” Herald
“Call for review as watchdog urges single police force” Scotsman
Following posted on 16.01.09
“Time to merge the country’s eight police forces into nationwide service?” Herald
See also
HMIC: Independent Review of Policing in Scotland (January 2009)
Also
Posted by MM on Tue 20th Jul 2010 at 9:00 amUpdate
“Tayside Police backs change to recruits training” Evening Telegraph
Following posted on 13.7.10
“Police to be trained on the street in radical change amid budget crisis” Herald
“More beat training for Scotland’s police recruits” BBC
Update
“Anti–terror stop and search powers to be scrapped” Guardian
“Anti–terrorism stop and search powers dropped” Telegraph
“Rules on stop and search changed” BBC
Following posted on 11.6.10
“Police abused power to stop and search” Herald
“Illegal stop and searches could mean compensation for thousands” Guardian
“Stop and search policy will be robustly reviewed” Guardian
“Claims ahead over terror search errors” Independent
“Thousands of anti–terror searches were illegal” BBC
Following posted on 13.1.10
“European court condemns police misuse of stop and search” Guardian
“Welcome judgement on stop and search” Guardian
“Tories will change law to cut use of stop–and–search” Independent
“Searching questions about a bad law” Scotsman
“Alan Johnson to fight Euro ruling on terror searches” Scotsman
“Euro court outlaws our stop and search powers” Express
“Stop–and–search powers ruled illegal by European court” BBC
Press release
“Changes to police search powers” Home Office (July 2010)
“Liberty welcomes demise of section 44 stop and search after long fight through Courts” Liberty (July 2010)
“Liberty wins landmark stop and search case in Court of Human Rights” Liberty (January 2010)
See also
ECHR 12.1.10: Gillan and Quinton V the United Kingdom
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