Named: the salmon farms rapped over animal welfare
In the past the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency kept secret the salmon farms it censured on animal welfare grounds. Now it has changed its mind.
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Victims of ‘spycops’ to mass boycott review of undercover policing in Scotland
Victims of the so-called ‘spycops’ will mass boycott a forthcoming review of undercover policing to be conducted by Her Majesty’
Firm alleged to have overcharged taxpayers given Scottish Government cash
The Scottish Government granted a £300k contract to a company accused by MPs of overcharging taxpayers. PA Consulting (PA), which
Scottish ministers facing slap down for freedom of information failures
Scotland’s information watchdog is threatening tough legal action against Scottish ministers for repeatedly failing to respond to information requests,
Exposed: the catalogue of cruelty suffered by Scotland’s farm animals
by Rob Edwards and Andrew Wasley Many thousands of farm animals have suffered in more than 700 serious breaches of
Buzzard stamped to death – but case against landowner dropped
Fresh concerns about the Scottish Government’s failure to tackle wildlife crime will be raised this week after the collapse
Does Scotland have the best A&E waiting times in the UK?
The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s recent trip to the US was not without controversy, as opposition politicians criticised her
Scottish ministers roasted on freedom of information
An investigation by Scotland’s information watchdog has lambasted ministers for their “poor” approach to freedom of information law. The
Ineos plans for fracked gas at Grangemouth under fire
A £450 million plan by Ineos to develop the Grangemouth petrochemical complex for fracking is facing fierce opposition from hundreds
Scrutiny over phone snooping tech won’t extend to Scotland
A move by the Home Office to improve oversight of public agencies using mobile phone interception technology will not extend
Government watchdog bowed to industry pressure on fish farm pollution
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog suppressed a critical report on pollution after private lobbying by the fish farming industry,
Charity head remained in post almost four years after disqualification
A high-profile recipient of a major Scottish Government grant remained as head of a charity for almost four years despite
Five-star hospitality for education advisers will ‘stun taxpayers’
Members of a Scottish Government advisory group on education have enjoyed five-star luxury at an exclusive Edinburgh hotel and racked