The Latest Breaking News from Shona Robison

Scottish Child Payment to rise to £25 a week to help low income families

Shona Robison said the government's measures could help to deliver the "lowest levels of child poverty" in Scotland in the last 30 years.

Daily Record · Mar 24, 2022

Scottish government introduces gender recognition reforms

Legislation will reduce waiting times and allow 16- and 17-year-olds to change legal gender for first time

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022

Passing GRA Bill will ‘say who we are as a nation’, says minister

The Bill will allow transgender Scots to self-identify, as well as shortening the time that needs to be spent living as their acquired gender.

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022

Shona Robison: Government cannot mitigate entirely for cost of living crisis

The Social Justice Secretary said the the Scottish Government would have to focus its interventions and that plans would be revealed ‘in short order’.

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Health workers to have duty to ‘ask and act’ to prevent homelessness

Shona Robison has set out Scottish Government’s plans to tackle the issue.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

Homelessness and rough sleeping on the rise, figures show

Scottish Government data showed that over the six months from April to September 2021, there were 14,161 households assessed as being homeless.

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Fire alarm rules will not be delayed again – minister

All homes will be required to have linked alarms from February 1.

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2022