Office for National Statistics - Crime Survey for England and Wales Transformation – Discovery Part 2: mental models research
(8 August 2025) Discovery Part 2 research examining how participants conceptualise and recall their experience of crime, to inform the redesign of the screener and victimisation modules in the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
COPFS - Business plan 2025-26
(6 August 2025) COPFS business plan for the year 2025-26.
Northern Ireland Policing Board - Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25
(4 July 2025) Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 for NIPB.
EHRC - Consultation on updates to services Code of Practice closes
(4 July 2025) The consultation closed on 30 June. 25,825 completed responses and a further 25,774 partial responses to the English-language survey were received.
Northern Ireland Policing Board - Chief Constable's Accountability Report to the Northern Ireland Policing Board
(3 July 2025) Chief Constable's Accountability Report to the Northern Ireland Policing Board covering period of 29 May 2025 to 27 June 2025.
Scottish Government - Human Rights Bill for Scotland: discussion paper
(1 July 2025) This discussion paper sets out the Scottish Government’s current thinking on a potential new Human Rights Bill for Scotland.
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner - Commissioner welcomes appointment of an interim Biometrics Commissioner for England and Wales
(1 July 2025) The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr Brian Plastow has today welcomed the appointment of Francesca Whitelaw KC as the interim Biometrics Commissioner for England and Wales.
Scottish Government - Preventing Human Trafficking and Exploitation: Evidence Review
(23 June 2025) This evidence review aims to explore current understanding of approaches to preventing human trafficking and exploitation in the UK. It is part of a series of four evidence reviews. This paper provides insight on the potential merits of a public health approach.
Scottish Government - Preventing criminal exploitation: evidence summary
(23 June 2025) This paper is part of series of evidence reviews which aim to explore current understanding of prevention strategies and interventions in relation to human trafficking and exploitation in the UK. This paper focuses on the prevention of criminal exploitation of adults and children.
Scottish Government - Learning from 25 years of Preventative Interventions in Scotland
(19 June 2025) Within Scotland, there has been a long standing interest in preventative approaches. This report includes 15 case studies of successful preventative interventions introduced in Scotland since devolution and draws together overarching observations.
Scottish Government - Scotland's Public Service Reform Strategy: Delivering for Scotland
(19 June 2025) The Public Service Reform Strategy sets out commitments to change the system of public services - to be preventative, to better join up and to be efficient - in order to better deliver for people. It sets out how we will tackle systemic barriers to change.
Scottish Government - Future Trends for Scotland: findings from the 2024-2025 horizon scanning project
(18 June 2025) The “Future Trends for Scotland” report sets out 60 trends that are likely to be important to Scotland over the next 10-to-20 years and includes the project methodology. The supporting Trend Pack articulates the evidence and interview insights that informed each trend in the report.
Scottish Government - What Works to Reduce Reoffending: update of the evidence on imprisonment and community disposals
(18 June 2025) This paper is the first in the series ‘What Works to Reduce Reoffending: An update of the evidence’. The Scottish Government last published What Works to Reduce Reoffending: A Summary of the Evidence in 2015.
COSLA - Creating a Healthier Scotland
(17 June 2025) The Population Health Framework aims to tackle the root causes of poor health and outlines a wide range of actions, including giving greater access to green spaces and opportunities for sport and active recreation.
Scottish Government - Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: factsheet
(2 July 2025) Information about the different measures contained in the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill.