Justice

100 MPs and peers back 'decisive' action to free Jagtar Singh Johal

The Scot, who says he was tortured by authorities there, has spent more than seven years in custody.

Sheku Bayoh: Police pay family out-of-court settlement

No admission of liability by police

Debate needed on police officer numbers, urges new Scottish Police Authority member

Increase in drug-related deaths is a warning that our best efforts are not good enough

Drug-related deaths reach record high

Muslims feel at home in Scotland but concerns persist about security practices at airports

Liberty to become 'more active' on Scottish civil liberty issues

Police Scotland raise concerns over 'burden' caused by community justice changes

Call for more men to volunteer for children's panel

Law Society of Scotland will allow non-solicitors to become members

Michael Matheson calls for police spy investigation to be 'free from interference'

Number of children highlighted as cause for concern drops to record low

Hundreds of Police Scotland records examined as part of facial search review

MSPs to challenge ‘spying’ policy

Inspectors launch public consultation on Police call handling

Scotland told to scrap consensual stop search and raise age of criminal responsibility by United Nations

Review of Police Scotland call handling will see public asked to share their own stories

Scottish Labour call on Sir Stephen House to resign

Debt cases nearly halve in past five years

Rape victims' rights in tax credit reforms questioned

Government u-turn on Inverclyde sets Scottish Prison Service back £5million

Scotland's prison population at seven-year low

Sir Stephen House apologises to families of couple left in crashed car for three days

Vic Emery to stand down as Scottish Police Authority chair

New post-watershed advert launched to tackle rape

Faculty of Advocates oppose proposed change in sexual offence cases