Sandra White MSP for Glasgow Kelvin has called for action to be taken to reverse the recent trend which has seen a number of businesses in Glasgow’s West End forced to close.
 
In particular Ms White expressed concern over the continuing disparity between a relatively successful top half of Byres road; whilst the bottom half is seeing increased closures and the fear that this pattern was being repeated in Great Western Road and Sauchihall Street.

Criminals will be made to contribute to the cost of providing support to victims under new plans set out in the Victims and Witnesses Bill.

The Bill, published today, proposes a victim surcharge as well as plans for police restitution orders, which will make those who assault police officers pay towards services supporting injured officers.

Tale of two governments as Scottish officers shielded from Winsor package

New figures show the damning difference between police pay in Scotland and down south – with new officers starting employment in April onwards in England and Wales being up to £21,730 worse off compared to police officers advancing on the pay scales in Scotland.

Research undertaken by the Scottish Police Federation – in response to a question from SNP MSP Sandra White – revealed the true impact of the implementation by Tory Home Secretary Theresa May of the Winsor Review.