Update

“Teen stalker will be monitored for rest of his life after sex attacks” Daily Record
“Life sentence for teenage Glasgow stalker” Evening Times
“Stalker, 17, youngest to receive lifelong restriction order” Herald

Following posted on 20.05.08

“Life order means teen knife attacker must stay locked up” Evening News
“Vicious knife thug locked up indefinitely” Daily Record
“The teenage crimewave the state could not stop” Scotsman
“Life order for teenage prisoner” STV

See also

Scottish Government: Order for Lifelong Restriction.
Risk Management Authority

Update

“‘Thousands’ oppose booze ban plan” BBC

Following posted on 25.06.08

“Fresh attack on SNP’s alcohol plans ahead of parliament debate” Evening News
“Fife MSP launches drinks petition” BBC
“Alcohol misuse plans bring backlash” Press and Journal
“Ignore the scare stories – alcohol crackdown would do us all good” Scotsman

Following posted on 22.06.08

“Plans to tackle binge drinking ‘Draconian’” Courier
“Resistance to booze ban law” Evening News
“Police chief gets behind booze battle” Evening Times
“Off-licence ban pointless if bars can sell to teens” Evening Times
“A saviour of Scottish souls – or Minister MacAskilljoy?” Scotsman
“Who will police booze and sex crime?” Times
“Our booze blues” Sunday Herald
“Our booze blues: case study” Sunday Herald
“Our booze blues: Why do we drink and can the government stop us?” Sunday Herald
“This age-old affair with the bottle must end” Sunday Herald
“Annabel Goldie criticises SNP’s “national alcohol tax"” STV

Following posted on 19.06.08

“Drinks trade warns crackdown will cost all consumers and cut choice” Scotsman
“Alcohol crackdown: the catch” Scotsman
“It’s end for cheap booze” Evening Times
“City cops lift 3000 drunks” Evening Times
“‘Tarred with the same brush’” Times
“Drinkers to face ‘walk of shame’ at supermarket checkouts” Times
“Price rise for target drinks in booze culture crackdown” Scotsman
“Tough measures are what alcohol abuse requires” Scotsman
“Stiff measure of alcohol laws may be too much to stomach” Scotsman
“Police hail scheme to halt alcohol sales to under-18s” Press and Journal
“SNP attacked over ‘absurd’ plans to tackle binge drinking” Press and Journal
“Calling time on cheap deals” Herald
“Drink culture” Herald
“Price war on cheap brands to beat binge drinking” Herald
“Booze ban increase to under-21s is wrong, blasts Ross Finnie” Daily Record
“Tough new rules on the sale of booze in Scotland revealed” Daily Record
“Fierce opposition to drink plans” Courier
“Alcohol legislation: ‘People not part of the problem will be punished’” Evening News
“Government seeks views on alcohol laws” Law Society Journal Online

Following posted on 17.06.08

“Under-21s set for carry-out booze ban” Evening Times
“This is no cure for underage drinking” Guardian
“Plan to ban under-21s from buying off-sales alcohol” Herald
“Warning of legal action over bid to set price of alcohol” Herald
“Zero tolerance of under-18 drink sales must be worth a try” Scotsman
“Political unrest over drink plan” BBC
“Plan for ‘minimum priced’ alcohol” BBC
“Underage drinking ‘will not stop’” BBC
“Affluent drinkers are ‘in denial’” BBC

Following posted on 16.06.08

“Booze blitz: off-sales ban for under 21s” Scotsman
“Does Scotland want to end its booze addiction?” Scotsman
“Scotland’s drink problem” Scotsman
“SNP launches blitz on discount alcohol” Times
“Party’s over for young binge-drinkers” Times
“Scotland to raise drink-buying age” Times
“Age limit for buying alcohol to be raised to 21” Sunday Mail
“Off-licence age could rise to 21” BBC

Press release

“Action on Scotland’s drink ‘time bomb’” Scot.Gov.

See also

Changing Scotland’s relationship with alcohol: a discussion paper on our strategic approach (June 2008)
Scottish Government web page on alcohol policy
Coalition Against Raising the Drinking Age in Scotland (CARDAS)

Also

CjScotland 18.5.08: Week-end alcohol purchase restrictions on under-21s in Armadale: crime complaints fall

There will be a Scottish Government debate in Parliament on “Getting it Right for Every Child” this Thursday 4th September after 9.am.
Scottish Parliament

Update

“Children’s Panel plans threaten credibility” Herald

Following posted on 01.08.08

“Proposals to streamline Children’s Hearings system announced ” Holyrood.com
“Scottish Government to change child justice system” Herald
“Vulnerable youngsters” Herald
“Plans for streamlining children’s hearing system” Law Society Journal Online

Press release

“Children’s hearings system” Scot.Gov.

See also

Strengthening for the Future: A Consultation on the Reform of the Children’s Hearings System
Scottish Parliament Official Report 4.9.08: Children’s Services

“Top policeman defends reforms” Courier
“Summary justice reform success, claims Angiolini” Law Society Journal Online
“Rise in number of cases completed by sheriff courts” Herald

See also

COPFS Corporate Information

“McConnell blasts ‘weak’ Salmond over sectarianism” Herald
“Salmond accused of being complacent over sectarian attacks” Press and Journal
“McConnell attacks Salmond for ending anti-bigotry summits” Scotsman
“Why do we tolerate this bile?” Times

“Balancing act between ambition and risk of defeat” Herald
“Salmond puts local income tax at heart of agenda” Herald
“Tories to fight plans to ban drink sales to under-21s” Press and Journal
“The 15 bills and what they mean for Scotland and you” Scotsman
“We will fight ludicrous ban on sales to under-21s” Times
“Local income tax leads SNP ‘programme for the people’” Evening News
“Bid to scrap council tax tops SNP Bill” Evening Times
“Scottish legislation plans in full” BBC
“First Minister says abolition of council tax will lift 85,000 out of poverty” STV

“Salmond to spell out proposals for 15 new bills” Herald
“Scots legislation to be unveiled” BBC

Press release

“Programme for Government” Scot.Gov.

See also

Legislative statement 3.9.08
Moving Scotland Forward: The Government’s Programme for Scotland 2008-09
Programme for Government - 2008-09 - Bills Briefing
Scottish Parliament Official Report 3.9.08: Scottish Government’s Programme

“250 firms fined in blitz on littering” Evening Times

See also

Clean Glasgow

“Police to regain ‘fit and proper’ test powers on pub licensees” Herald
“MacAskill will restate police right to comment on alcohol licence applications ” Holyrood.com
“Police to get back their licensing influence” Press and Journal

Press release

“Police to comment on alcohol licence applications” Scot.Gov.

“Prosecution inspectorate publishes annual report” Law Society Journal Online

Press release

“Inspectorate of Prosecution” Scot.Gov.

See also

Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland: Annual Report 2006-2008

Update

“Forty alleged child abusers – but just two brought to justice” Scotsman

Following posted on 02.08.07

“Abuse conviction concerns raised” BBC

Following posted on 22.06.07

“Crown drops prosecution of Kerelaw school staff” Herald
“Crown drops ten cases of alleged abuse at Kerelaw” Scotsman
“Crown Office drops Kerelaw cases ” BBC
“No criminal proceedings following Kerelaw report” STV

Following posted on 15.06.07

“Investigation uncovers one of UK’s biggest child abuse scandals” STV
“Care law ‘anomaly’ to be probed” BBC
“Disqualified Kerelaw staff may still work with children” Scotsman
“Mounting calls for public inquiry into reports of abuse at Kerelaw” Herald
“Hundreds of kids abused by staff in care home scandal” Evening Times
“‘Up to 40 staff’ abused children” BBC
“‘40 staff abused residents of children’s home’” Scotsman
“A school culture that hid bullying, beatings and rape” Herald
“Lessons of Kerelaw” Herald
“Scandal of Kerelaw: 40 staff abused youngsters” Herald

Press release
Not available online at time of posting

See also
Report not yet available online at time of posting.
Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): Is the First Minister aware that provisional placing on the disqualified from working with children list, which happened to a number of former Kerelaw staff, does not disqualify a person per se from working in a child care position? Does the First Minister agree that, in the interests both of protecting children and of staff who have been placed on the list without a criminal conviction, it is essential that referral cases from provisional to permanent status are dealt with as quickly as possible? When the full report is published, will he ensure that speedy action is taken on the matter?