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The comments on Monday and the green paper that we produced explicitly build on the new things that have been introduced in the system, notably universal credit, which is the biggest new development.
When you were carrying out your consultation, which went on until 26 January 2024—which is almost two years ago—did you think that there would be a two-year break?
England and Wales created a stand-alone offence of strangulation or suffocation, which came into force in June 2022. Northern Ireland created a new offence of non-fatal strangulation or asphyxiation, which came into force on 26 June 2023.
The next update on progress will be available in March 2025 with the Scottish Government required to make a statement about them next summer. The latest Scottish Government modelling however estimates that "policies will keep 100,000 children out of relative poverty and 70,000 children out of absolute poverty in 2024-25, with the respective child poverty ra...
The group works collaboratively to: • Ensure that teacher education programmes across Scotland embed inclusion in their initial teacher education courses and support new teachers to understand their professional responsibilities to support the learning of all children.
The Museums Association welcomed the increased clarity on multi-year budgeting for local government in the latest budget, and supports the ambition to create a new deal for local government before the next financial year.
The Museums Association welcomed the increased clarity on multi-year budgeting for local government in the latest budget, and supports the ambition to create a new deal for local government before the next financial year.
Will the cabinet secretary provide an update on the latest discussions with the United Kingdom Government to ensure that it does not block this life-saving proposal?