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Commitment to the UK’s first Men’s Health Strategy
Following the publication of the Women’s Health Strategy in England in 2022, the Men’s Health Forum, a UK-wide third sector organisation which supports men’s health, highlighted the absence of an equivalent strategy addressing men’s health.
The National Autism Implementation Team highlights the need for buy-in from local leadership in developing a successful neurodevelopmental pathway, but also states in its Adult Neurodevelopmental Pathways report that:
National and local leadership is required to build on the work of 2022 in the years ahead.
National Autism Implementation Team, Adult Neurode...
Retrieved from https://www.foi.scot/sites/default/files/2022-03/EIRsGuidanceAuthorityObligations.pdf [accessed 11 October 2024]Further information on public authorities' obligations under the EIRs is provided in the following sections:
Active dissemination of environmental information
Provision of environmental information.
While the number of children in residential care has been on a downward trend, there was a slight increase from 1,262 in 2022 to 1,320 in 2023.
A decade prior in 2013 there were 1,466 children in residential care, representing 9% of looked after children.
The Act requires:
the Scottish Government to meet the four income-based child poverty targets by 2030 and report on the actions they will take to meet those targets;
the Scottish Government to publish child poverty delivery plans at regular intervals (2018, 2022 and 2026), with annual reports to measure progress;
local authorities and health boards to repor...
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2024
The general effect of the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 is to increase the planning fees currently payable under the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 from 12 December 2024.
The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Amendment (Amendme...
Committee reports
Date published:
14 November 2024
Meeting of the Parliament: LGHP/11/06/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
Students can struggle to find accommodation, as Ellie explained:
Research from NUS Scotland from the end of 2022 found that 12% of students in Scotland have been homeless at some point during their studies...
The number of instruments reported under this ground has slightly increased from 2022-23 (from 12 to 15).
This reporting year, 5 instruments have been reported under the most serious reporting grounds.