Programme for Government - 2008-09 - A Safer and Stronger Scotland

Safer and Stronger

Safer and StrongerHelp local communities to flourish, becoming stronger, safer places to live, offering improved opportunities and a better quality of life.

"A strong economy must be underpinned by safer and stronger communities: communities that people are proud to belong to; communities where people feel safe and have confidence that justice and fairness will prevail; communities that allow people to realise their ambitions; communities where the standard of living is improving, especially for the most disadvantaged; and communities where people take responsibility for each other and for their own actions."

Achievements

Achievements

  • Working with police forces to have 1,000 additional police officers available in Scotland's communities by 2011
  • Putting the proceeds of crime back into communities and improving the lives of young people
  • Establishing the Prisons Commission to look at the purpose of prison in a modern Scotland

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Priorities for 2008-09

  • Introduce a Legal Profession Bill to provide for alternative business structures, giving consumers more choice
  • Bring forward a Criminal Justice Bill to strengthen and modernise Scotland's justice system, ensuring local authorities, police, prosecutors and courts have the most effective powers to respond swiftly and decisively to tackle crime and disorder in our communities
  • Read more about these proposals and other planned legislation

Page updated: Wednesday, October 08, 2008