Police officer quarterly strength statistics: 31 December 2020. Scotland's Chief Statistician has published statistics on Police Officer Quarterly Strength, which gives the number of full-time equivalent police officers employed by Police Scotland.
Parliamentary statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday 2 February 2021. Presiding Officer, I will update Parliament on Cabinet's review of the current lockdown restrictions.
Oral statement to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP on vaccine roll-out and supply, and efforts to contain the South African variant. Mr Speaker.
The University of the Highlands and Islands partnership is celebrating its tenth birthday today (Monday 1 February), the same day it welcomes its new Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Todd Walker. Professor Todd Walker will join the university from Australia, where he has worked in multi-campus, regional universities for over 20 years.
848* new cases of COVID-19 reported. 10,511* new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 9.5% of these were positive.
Crumbling bricks, broken windows and overgrown gardens of empty homes across Scotland could be a visual legacy of the economic crisis caused by the Covid pandemic. Action is needed to bring more properties back in to use, according to the leader of a project working with local authorities across the country.
Deal takes total number of Valneva vaccines to 100 million, to be manufactured in the UK in Scotland. Deal means the UK has now secured early access to over 400 million total doses of vaccines for 2021 and 2022.
More than 10.7 million people submitted their 2019/20 Self Assessment tax returns by the 31 January deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed. The remaining 1.8 million whose tax return is now late will not be charged a late filing penalty provided they submit their return online by 28 February.
The UK will offer its world-leading genomics expertise to identify new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 to countries who do not have the resources to do so. UK genomics expertise and capacity to be offered worldwide to find new variants of SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
Launch of The Promise Partnership Fund. Care-experienced young people will be at the heart of a £4 million fund to help improve the lives of those in or on the edges of care.
The Scottish Government will invest a record £1.9 billion in tackling climate change and creating good, green jobs in 2021/22. Delivery of a ground-breaking £1.6 billion investment to transform heat and energy efficiency of buildings will get under way, directly supporting up to 5,000 jobs and tackling fuel poverty while rapidly accelerating the decarbonisation of an area which makes up a quarter of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions.
Supporting people into employment and equipping them with skills they need will be at the heart of the economic recovery, backed with £1.1 billion of investment under the proposed Scottish Budget 2021-22. Additional investment of £125 million will go towards the Young Person's Guarantee, the National Transition Training Fund and other initiatives ensuring the future workforce has the skills needed for a green recovery and supporting those at risk of long term unemployment.
Increased Budget investment for a Fairer Scotland. Tackling deep-seated poverty and inequality will be supported by increased funding from the 2021-22 Scottish Budget.
Two fifths of business owners say they're worried about their mental health, a survey of 1200 Scottish entrepreneurs has found. More than half of the respondents (55%) to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) poll said that they had concerns about the survival of their business, while slightly less than half (46%) were worried about keeping up-to-date with changing government regulations.
If you are worried about voting in the May elections by going to a polling station and wish to avoid another place mixing with people bot voters and polling staff then why not act now and get a postal vote. How to apply to vote by post There is no prescribed postal vote application form and so an application can be made on any form, although there are requirements for the signature and date of birth to be presented in a specific format.
Morven Cameron, HIE's head of universities, education and skills, reflects on the 10th anniversary of the University of the Highlands and Islands. You can't overstate the importance of universities to the region's economy.
What happened to the ‘free trade agreement'? ParcelHero says the Government must urgently sort out online sales from the EU. Boris Johnson claimed he had secured a 'cakeist' Brexit deal, meaning Britain can have its cake and eat it.
The Notice of Election and nomination forms for the Ward 12 - Aird and Loch Ness by-election have been published today (Monday 1 February) on The Highland Council's website at this link - www.highland.gov.uk/ward12byelection . The Highland Council by-election is being held following the death last year of Councillor George Cruickshank who was one of four Councillors representing Ward 12.
A Shetland firm is to launch a new range of biltong snacks, including Scotland's first lamb biltong, in a move that is expected to create new jobs. J & G Shetland Ltd, which owns Sound Service Station is set to start production at their premises in Lerwick, in February 2021.
To mark the first anniversary of Brexit, the government unveils new designs for driving licences and number plates without the EU flag. driving licences and number plates get a makeover to mark one year since the UK's departure from the EU.
