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Safer and Stronger Scotland

Children travelling to school (image: J Bewley)The Scottish Government aims to help local communities to flourish, becoming stronger, safer place to live, offering improved opportunities and a better quality of life.

Scottish law is now being increasingly influenced by EU law and human rights principles. The Government has instigated a process of reform and modernisation aimed at protecting individual rights and making legal procedures more efficient.

Directorates that focus on this include Justice, Constitution & Parlimentary,Police and Community Safety,Housing and Regeneration.

Topics

Topics contain more information about the policies and initiatives undertaken by the Scottish Government. They act as a background to the work of directorates.





Page updated: Wednesday, September 3, 2008