Justice Committee backs plans to restrict short prison sentences
Judges, sheriffs and victims of crime have to have confidence in community-based punishments for the presumption against short prison sentences to work, the Justice Secretary has said.
Humza Yousaf
Justice Committee backs plans to restrict short prison sentences
Judges, sheriffs and victims of crime have to have confidence in community-based punishments for the presumption against short prison sentences to work, the Justice Secretary has said.
Judges urged to consider community sentences over prison for vulnerable women
Legal reforms will see judges urged to consider community sentences over prison sentences of 12 months or less for vulnerable women.
Serious violence in Scotland down by more than a third in a decade – analysis
Violent incidents in Scotland such as serious assault and attempted murder have dropped by more than a third in a decade, according to new analysis.
Mentor schemes awarded £3.4 million to help convicts leaving prison
Mentor schemes to support convicts coming out of prison have been awarded £3.4 million by the Scottish Government.
Humza Yousaf vows to get tough on crooks who prey on the elderly
CRIMINALS who target elderly victims because of their age may face harsher sentences, according to the new justice minister.
Transport Minister Humza Yousaf says parts of Scotland’s road networks could be closed in future adverse weather
PARTS of Scotland’s trunk road network could be closed down if another bout of “Beast from the East” weather hits the country in the future, the Transport Minister has told MSPs.
Humza Yousaf calls on Jim Dempster to resign after fresh racial abuse claims emerge
Richard Leonard: Labour will crack down on racism
SCOTTISH Labour leader Richard Leonard has said racism must be driven out of public life and his party just days after one of his councillors was suspended for making bigoted remarks.
Humza Yousaf calls on Labour councillor Jim Dempster to resign after suspension over Islamophobic comment
SCOTTISH Transport Secretary Humza Yousaf is calling on a Labour councillor to resign after he made an Islamophobic comment about the MSP.
Transport Minister Humza Yousaf: I am truly grateful for people going the extra mile to help out during snow
AS it became clear early last week we were preparing for a very significant weather event, our Multi-Agency Response Team at the Traffic Scotland National Control Centre in South Queensferry was activated.