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Improving communities’ mental wellbeing
Mar 14, 2025 09:15 am
£30 million for grassroots projects for adults
Improving health through innovation
Mar 13, 2025 04:05 pm
Funding for scientific and technological health projects.
Robust homelessness prevention measures in Housing Bill
Mar 13, 2025 10:04 am
Ensuring people receive help before reaching crisis.
New residential rehabilitation service opens
Mar 12, 2025 10:10 am
North-East project boosts capacity.
Safeguarding the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Mar 12, 2025 09:00 am
Funding to develop one of Scotland’s signature events.
Boosting local economies
Mar 21, 2025 09:00 am
Community Wealth Building Bill published.
Charitable Bonds housing investment reaches half a billion
Mar 20, 2025 10:00 am
Thousands of new homes delivered through scheme.
Scottish Government Workforce Statistics December 2024
Mar 20, 2025 09:30 am
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
Supporting people with complex disabilities
Mar 20, 2025 09:30 am
Funding of £10 million to create more specially equipped toilets
Diversity and Inclusion of the Scottish Government Workforce
Mar 20, 2025 09:30 am
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
Plan for future of Grangemouth
Mar 19, 2025 09:45 am
Summary of Project Willow report published
Awaab’s Law to come to Scotland
Mar 18, 2025 10:00 am
Further enhancing protections for social housing tenants.
Planning, Architecture and Regeneration News
The Future Planner’s Programme has launched!
Do you know someone who has an existing degree, or who will graduate this summer, and is looking for a career in planning? The Future Planners Programme is an exciting opportunity to study part-time towards a post-graduate degree in planning, whilst getting hands-on experience of policy and consenting across three different areas of the Scottish Government. The programme will be delivered over a 23-month fixed-term contract, starting in summer 2025.
Apply by 19 March 2025. More information including the job description, qualifying criteria and how to apply can be found on the Scottish Government website.
Planning, Infrastructure and Place Advisory Group Annual Report 2025
The Planning, Infrastructure and Place Advisory Group (PIPAG) published its first Annual Report this month. PIPAG is an advisory group of infrastructure specialists and was established to find solutions to infrastructure challenges, support the delivery of National Planning Framework 4, and to promote joined-up, timeous, place-based delivery of development and infrastructure in Scotland.
After a busy year, this Annual Report informs Ministers and stakeholders of the Group’s outputs from 2024 and progress against its strategic objectives. The report includes suggested areas for a future work programme.
Time limits for enforcement action for unauthorised Environmental Impact Assessment development – summary of responses to the consultation
We consulted on a proposal to disapply enforcement time limits for unauthorised EIA Development last year and have now published a summary of responses.