Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has set up a new working group that will consider the economic opportunities available to Gaelic-speaking communities in Scotland. The Short Life Working Group on Economic and Social Opportunities for Gaelic will have representation from a range of sectors with experience of

Services that provide mental health support to Armed Forces veterans have been given a £2 million funding boost from the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government has announced £1.4m for Combat Stress and a further £666,000 for Veterans First Point.

A new National Strategy for Economic Transformation, underpinned by detailed analysis of Scotland’s economic strengths and weaknesses, has been published by the Scottish Government.

A new taskforce has been set up to transition Scotland into a global leader for Green and Sustainable Financial Services. Finance secretary Kate Forbes and UN Special Envoy for climate action and finance Mark Carney will be amongst those speaking at a public launch of the taskforce on Monday 28 Febr

The next 10 years will be decisive in building a more resilient, entrepreneurial and fair economy, according to economy secretary Kate Forbes.

Financial support will be made available to help crofters and farmers on Scotland’s islands effectively manage local populations of greylag geese. In some locations, an increase in numbers of geese has caused significant agricultural damage to barley crops and improved pasture, from cropping b

A partnership agreement to establish two Green Freeports in Scotland has been reached between Scottish and UK Ministers. Following robust discussions in recent months, both governments have agreed:

Scotland's estimated employment rate fell from 74.9% to 74.1% between October and December, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Every primary and secondary school across Scotland will receive support to refresh computing science for pupils thanks to £1.3 million of funding from the Scottish Government. Secondary schools can now bid for grants of up to £3,000 to purchase additional computing science equipment, dev

The Scottish Government has today announced £6 million in funding to drive innovation across the public sector to improve the lives of Scottish citizens, and support a new generation of technology businesses and entrepreneurs. Awarded to CivTech - the world’s first Government-run acceler

Scotland could miss out on hundreds of millions of pounds if the UK Government does not fulfil its promise to fully replace lost EU funding, according to employment minister Richard Lochhead. The UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF), which is intended to replace EU structural funds los

During a session of the Joint Executive Committee (JEC) with the chief decretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke, finance secretary Kate Forbes outlined some of the challenges needing to be addressed as part of the forthcoming joint review of the Scottish Fiscal Framework. Chairing the meeting in Londo

Outdoor education centres facing financial challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic can apply this month to a new £2 million fund launched by the Scottish Government. Available for private sector and third sector centres, the support will help with running costs and enable staff to deli

A new £1 million fund has been established to support projects which look after the wellbeing of staff working in social care.

Shepherd Commercial Auctions has been appointed to market for sale by auction a range of public sector properties on behalf of the Scottish Government. The contract, which will encompass a broad range of public bodies, is for an initial two-year period with an option to extend.