Category: Justice & Policing

Scotland’s Sheriff civil courts will be able to conduct hearings, debates, evidential and Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) cases virtually from today. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has been rolling out…

A fraud specialist sits at his computer, pondering the next move in his current investigation. Advanced analytics tools can provide the insight investigators need to work smarter and catch criminals…

Digital technology should be part of a ‘basket of measures’ to help clear a backlog of cases in Scotland’s courts – which could take up to 10 years to complete…

A national centre of excellence is to be established by Police Scotland as part of a new strategy to combat the rising tide of cybercrime. Fifty specially trained officers and…

The first remote jury centre in the UK will go live on Monday with high court proceedings beamed live onto movie screens in Edinburgh. In a ground-breaking innovation for the…

A forty-five per cent budgetary shortfall is slowing the process of transformation for Police Scotland, politicians have heard. A reduction in capital expenditure of an originally planned £246.8 million –…

Digital and IT infrastructure is to be enhanced among the providers of services for domestic abuse victims as part of a £4.25m government funding package. Upgrades to technology as well…

The Students Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) used technology that is not even available to Police Scotland, which has placed a moratorium on its use amid human rights concerns. The…

The roll-out of mobile devices by Police Scotland has freed up more than 400,000 hours of officer time in just one year, transforming policing in communities across the country. The…