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Date answered:
17 October 2025
S6W-40880
In a report published last year, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Policing Scotland (HMICS) acknowledged considerable improvements in the governance of SPA and highlighted its effectiveness.The 2012 Act has also improved local governance, ensuring each local authority can put in place a system which best meets their needs, requiring Police Scotland to in...
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Date answered:
29 September 2025
S6W-40541
THRIVE enables call handlers and officers assess whether there is a threat or potential harm, how likely it is to happen, whether there are investigation opportunities, whether the person is vulnerable and how best to engage.Police Scotland have confirmed that, under the THRIVE model, reports of burglary, either in a retail setting or a private residence, w...
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Date answered:
9 September 2025
S6W-40135
The Scottish Government intends to include blue carbon in the next Climate Change Plan, based on the best available scientific evidence.However, there are still evidence gaps relating to blue carbon habitats that impact on a) how blue carbon habitats can be monitored with regard to the potential contribution to climate change mitigation and b) the way in wh...
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Date answered:
8 September 2025
S6W-40087
The Scottish Government supports local authorities to meet the statutory duties stemming from Part 9 of the Community Empowerment Act (Scotland) 2015 through a range of guidance and collaborative networks, supporting and strengthening local expertise.In partnership with the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE), earlier this year the Scottish Government arranged workshops to provide a high-level overview of the legislative requirements of Part 9 and an opportunity for allotment officers to share best...
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Date answered:
25 August 2025
S6W-39828
The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that all people living in Scotland with long term conditions including Lipoedema are able to access the best possible care and support, and benefit from healthcare services that are safe, effective and put people at the centre of their care.The Scottish Government has recently conducted a public consultation ...
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Date answered:
24 July 2025
S6W-39058
It includes guidance on how to:Assess their cyber resilience maturityAlign with minimum security standardsBenchmark performance, andPrioritise investment based on risk.It is supported by practical tools such as self-assessment templates and critical systems mapping resources which enables organisations to identify needs, engage leadership and prioritise budget and support.The Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre (the SC3) provides:24/7 national incident response coordinationDaily threat intelligence and early warning notificationsCyber exercising and preparedness programmes, andGuidance on standards and best...
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Date answered:
18 July 2025
S6W-39033
As set out in answer S6W-38507, Scottish Government recognises that throughout their career, employees, including radiologists and oncologists, will face differing demands on their time and energies at home as well as at work which may lead to them leaving the workforce below the age of 50.The national ‘Supporting Work Life Balance’ workforce policies provide staff with a range of flexible working options to help them to balance their lifestyle whilst maintaining and promoting the best...
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Date answered:
10 July 2025
S6W-39208
They, like anybody, should be able to work without fear of abuse.Retail workers (as well as all other workers) are protected by a wide range of criminal laws (i.e. the statutory offence of threatening or abusive behaviour; the common law offence of assault; and the common law offence of breach of the peace).In addition, the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-Restricted Products) (Scotland) Act 2021(“the 2021 Act”) came into force in August 2021 and created a statutory offence of threatening, abusing, or assaulting a retail worker, adding to the offences that can already be used to prosecute those who abuse retail workers.Scottish Government partners, like the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF), share best...
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Date answered:
4 July 2025
S6W-38886
It is important that a whole-house approach is taken to ensure that whichever heating solution is chosen for the property can run effectively, and this might involve installing energy efficiency measures as well as a heating system.While not appropriate for most homes, which will be suitable for heat pumps or heat networks, bioenergy – as a low carbon, renewable energy source – may be the best...
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Date answered:
24 June 2025
S6W-38557
Curriculum for Excellence sets out expectations for learning and progression in digital literacy (which includes cyber resilience and internet safety) from the earliest stages of learning.In collaboration with Education Scotland, we have supported the development of professional learning and a wide range of teaching resources to support the integration of internet safety and cyber resilience within the curriculum.The Scottish Government Programme for Government 2025-26: Building the Best...
