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Prison population and penal reform: working towards sustainability
Scotland’s prison population is growing rapidly and reached record levels in May this year, with over 8,600 prisoners being held in an estate designed for 7,805. Scotland is not alone in this. England and Wales are facing similar challenges, as are other jurisdictions, driven in particular by increases in the number of long-term prisoners and longer average sentence lengths. Tackling this issue is of critical importance. Increasing overcrowding in prisons undermines their... MoreCloses 20 August 2026 -
National Strategy for Community Justice: review of 2022 strategy
The National Strategy for Community Justice provides the direction for community justice across Scotland, setting out aims, ambitions and priority actions. In addition to delivering justice, a community justice approach seeks to address the underlying causes of offending behaviour, such as drug and alcohol addiction, and put people on a better path that reduces the likelihood of them reoffending in future. The Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 establishes the current model... MoreCloses 20 August 2026 -
Council Tax High Value Property Bands (Mansion Tax)
The Scottish Government is seeking your views on the proposed rates for two new Council Tax bands for high-value residential properties in Scotland, commonly referred to as a “Mansion Tax”. Council Tax helps fund essential local services including schools, social care, roads, libraries and waste collection. All revenue raise from the two new Council Tax bands will be retained locally. The intention is for the new bands to take effect from 1 April 2028 and they will be... MoreCloses 24 August 2026 -
Protections in the justice system for women and girls
Violence against women and girls, in any form, has no place in our vision for a safe, strong, successful Scotland. That is why the Scottish Government remains committed to ensuring the necessary steps are taken and, where needed, new tools are made available to address violence against women and girls. This consultation focuses on the potential role that changes to criminal law can play in preventing and addressing violence against women and girls. In the... MoreCloses 31 August 2026 -
Salmon fishing: proposed conservation status for 2027 season
We are seeking views on the proposed conservation statuses of Scottish salmon stocks for the 2027 fishing season. Read the consultation paper . The consultation paper contains full background information for this consultation. You may find it useful to read or refer to while responding. The consultation questions are included here for your reference. Please click 'Begin consultation' at the bottom of this page to proceed. Q.1. Do you agree with the proposed changes for the... MoreCloses 4 September 2026 -
Proposed changes to SSSC registration requirements
Social services is one of Scotland’s largest sectors, employing approximately 210,000 individuals across social work, social care and children and young people’s services – making up roughly 8% of Scotland’s employed population. Those working in social services are often supporting the most vulnerable members of our society. It is vital that they are equipped with the appropriate skills, behaviours, values and approaches to enable them to undertake this work. Registration... MoreCloses 24 September 2026 -
Registration services: Fees review
National Records of Scotland (NRS) want to hear your views about our proposed changes to the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our propsols are intended to ensure that registration service fees better reflect the costs of delivering these public services and remain sustainable. NRS is a non-ministerial department in the Scottish Administration that supports and carries out the functions of the Registrar General for Scotland. A key... MoreCloses 4 October 2026 -
Scottish building safety levy - technical consultation
This consultation seeks views on approaches for the floorspace methodology for the Scottish Building Safety Levy (referred to as 'The Levy' in this consultation), options for refining the tax base through further exemptions or reliefs, and payment flexibilities for certain development types. This will enable the Scottish Government to obtain views from the public and professional experts to inform the final design and delivery of the Levy, in advance of the introduction date of 1 April... MoreCloses 9 October 2026 -
Legal aid reform
Why Reform? The Scottish Government is consulting on a new Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill to modernise the legal aid system and create a simpler, more sustainable and user-focused framework for publicly funded legal assistance. While Scotland's legal aid system remains broad in scope and demand-led, concerns have been raised about accessibility, complexity, sustainability and the system's ability to respond to changing need. Vision for Reform The proposals aim to... MoreCloses 13 October 2026 -
Five proposed joint UK Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) for Pelagic Stocks
We are seeking your views on five proposed Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) for pelagic fish stocks. FMPs are published under the Fisheries Act 2020 and set out how fisheries will be managed to ensure stocks are fished sustainably now and in the future. The UK fisheries authorities (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland) will prepare... MoreCloses 14 October 2026 -
Building Regulations: The Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard: Stage 2
Scottish building regulations set minimum standards applicable to new buildings and to new work to existing buildings. In December 2022, Ministers committed to give effect to Alex Rowley MSP's Proposed Domestic Building Environmental Standards (Scotland) Bill to deliver ‘a Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard’. Stakeholder e ngagement commenced in January 2023 and an industry Working Group was formed in June 2023. In July 2024 our stage one consultation ... MoreCloses 16 October 2026 -
Updates to the Code of Practice for the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
Background The Scottish Government is consulting on proposed updates to parts of volume 1 of the Code of Practice made under section 274 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”), focusing specifically on the use of restraint and seclusion. This consultation seeks views on proposed guidance that would be included in a new chapter to volume 1 of the Code of Practice to support safe and rights‑based practice when restraint and seclusion are... MoreCloses 29 October 2026
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