UNISON Scotland is very disappointed about Scottish Government action on extending FoISA. There has been far too long spent on
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Read it and Weep: Scotland’s library staff speak out – September 2015
We asked our members to outline their experiences in a sector that has experienced huge change in service delivery as well
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UNISON Statement on HMICS Independent Assurance Review Police Scotland – Call Handling Interim Report
Date: Thursday 3 September 2015 UNISON welcomes the findings of the HMICS Independent Assurance Review Police Scotland – Call Handling
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UNISON welcomes end of employment tribunal fees in Scotland
Date: Wednesday 2 September 2015 UNISON has welcomed the Scottish Government announcement that it intends to abolish fees for employment tribunals in
Read moree-brief: Scottish Government Programme 2015-16
e-briefing_ScotGovtProgramme2015-16_Sep2015 PDF The Scottish Government has published its programme for the final session of this parliament before next year’s election. As
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UNISON statement on announcement that Chief Constable Sir Stephen House is to stand down from his post in 3 months time
Date: Thursday 27 August 2015 This announcement is unsurprising. Chief Constable Sir Stephen House was put in an impossible position. The
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Higher Education Governance Bill
UNISON welcomed the outcomes of Professor Von Prondzynski’s Review of Higher Education Governance and is supportive of the aims of
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Community Justice (Scotland) Bill 2015
UNISON Scotland responded to the consultation on “Redesigning the Community Justice System” in April 2013 in which we supported Option
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Health (Tobacco, Nicotine, etc and Care) (Scotland) Bill
UNISON has consistently supported the Scottish Government in its ambitions to curtail smoking across the Scottish Population since its first
Read moree-brief: UK Summer Budget 2015
e-briefing_UKSummerBudget_July2015 PDF The Chancellor published his summer UK budget today. This briefing covers the consequences for UNISON members in Scotland. The
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