Programme for Government 2024-25: Serving Scotland
First Minister John Swinney announced his first Programme for Government on 4 September 2024.
Law and order
Policies
Featured
Community justice strategy: delivery plan
Sets out deliverables which detail the work that will be undertaken to drive improvement nationally towards the aims of the National Strategy for Community Justice.
Scottish Budget
Details of the Scottish Government's spending plans.
Publications
Police Scotland and Scottish Government meeting: December 2024
03 February 2025
XL Bully dogs in Scotland
01 February 2025
Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: January 2025
30 January 2025
Consultations
Digital assets in Scots private law: consultation
27 November 2024
Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 - draft regulations: consultation
30 October 2024
Long-term prisoner release process: consultation analysis
10 October 2024
Statistics and research
Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: January 2025
30 January 2025
Short custodial disposals from court and the prison population
23 January 2025
Justice Social Work Statistics in Scotland: 2023-24 – Part 2
21 January 2025
News
Lord Justice Clerk appointed
Lord Beckett to succeed Lady Dorrian.
Action to reduce prison population
Legislation to come into force.
Reducing the risk of reoffending
Funding to support individuals released from prison following short-term sentences.
People and directorates
Cabinet Secretary and Ministers
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Angela Constance MSP
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Siobhian Brown MSP
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