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Nick Forbes

Programme to tackle gender-based violence only running in third of schools

The Scottish Government has been urged to do more to keep women and girls safe (PA) - (PA Archive)

Labour has called on the Scottish Government to do more to keep women and girls safe, after it emerged only a third of Scottish schools are running a flagship programme aimed at combating gender-based violence.

Responding to a parliamentary question from Labour in October, Equalities Secretary Kaukab Stewart confirmed 116 out of 361 state-funded secondary schools are registered with the Equally Safe at School programme.

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