The Scottish Government

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is encouraging all smartphone users in Scotland to download NHS Scotland’s new contact tracing app to help suppress the spread...

The Scottish Government has added Portugal and French Polynesia to the countries to which quarantine rules apply. From Saturday morning at 4am anyone arriving from...

At the virtual session of portfolio questions on Finance today, the first question on the agenda for the Minister for Public Finance and Migration,...

The Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes, announced funding of £4 million to establish five technology hubs. This will support the next generation of Scottish start-ups. This...

Sarah Boyack MSP visited Collective, Edinburgh, this morning as part of the Art In Action campaign marking the first of a series of visits...

Anyone arriving in Scotland from Greece will be required to self-isolate at home, or another specified address, for 14 days on arrival in Scotland...

Ensuring Scotland’s economic, health, and social recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is the focus of this year’s Programme for Government, published today. The...

A new £10 million fund will be part of a government package to support anyone struggling to pay their rent due to financial difficulty...

Daniel Johnson MSP has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Education calling for international students to be tested before they return to Scottish University...

Travellers from the Czech Republic and Jamaica will be required to self-isolate at home or another specified address for 14 days on arrival in...

Guidance for pupils and staff on the use of face coverings in schools and on school transport has been updated. In light of the latest...

The first witness was heard today at the meeting of the Committee on The Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints made up of MSPs...

The Scottish Government has published its updated Testing Strategy setting out the role testing continues to play in tackling coronavirus. The strategy focuses on a...

Following the U-turn over exam results which he presented to Holyrood earlier this week, along with a sincere apology, John Swinney still had one...

After his appointment last week as leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Douglas Ross MP has announced the MSPs who will make...

John Swinney has announced to The Scottish Parliament today that pupils whose results were downgraded by the SQA are to receive new grades based...

by Kirstie Topp Local Democracy Reporter The Scottish Government’s free seasonal flu vaccine programme is set to be extended to protect those most at risk...

Douglas Ross MP was appointed leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party earlier today. This followed the resignation of Jackson Carlaw MSP as...

Following the publication of exam results yesterday by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) the matter of those pupils whose results were downgraded has been...

At today's media briefing on Covid-19 the First Minister has reintroduced lockdown restrictions in Grampian. Bars and cafés in Aberdeen will close again in the...

Leonard Wallace, Returning Officer in the election for the Leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, has announced Douglas Ross as the new...

Additional support for the unemployed and those at greatest risk of redundancy will be announced today. Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop will outline steps to maximise...

After an apparent change in the rules by the SNP national executive, Joanna Cherry QC MP is stepping back from election to the Scottish...

A contact tracing app to support NHS Scotland’s Test and Protect system is now in development. The Scottish Government is working towards having a proximity...

The Management Board of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has today approved the procedures for the election of the Leader of the party...

It has been announced that Ruth Davidson MSP will be appointed to the House of Lords. Ms Davidson has accepted this appointment and confirmed that...

Jackson Carlaw, has this afternoon resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservatives. He said: "Over the summer I have had the chance to think...

Lothian MSP Jeremy Balfour has shown his support for a campaign that calls on UK retailers to make their stores more accessible for people...

Many will be disappointed that the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has not yet announced the reopening of gyms and swimming pools, but she did...

NHS dental practices are to re-introduce a range of procedures, such as the use of drills, on a limited basis. Practices have been able to...