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Calls for more transparency as Scotland's Drug Deaths Taskforce is dismantled after zero impact on drug deaths

Critics have slammed the decision to scrap the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce and replace it with another body that is answerable only to the Scottish Government.

Daily Record · Jul 4, 2022

Queensland's Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce recommends strengthening consent laws, allow naming of sexual offenders

Sexual consent laws could be strengthened in Queensland and an education campaign launched to dispel rape myths, following recommendations from Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

Queensland Police grappling with 'concerning increase' in domestic violence by officers but most victims aren't reporting, advocates say

New figures revealing a "concerning increase" in Queensland police officers accused of domestic violence likely underestimate the true scale of the problem, advocates say, because most victims aren't reporting.

ABC News · Jun 8, 2022

Overhaul of government guidance for buying steel aims to boost £2bn industry

The full report from the Steel Procurement Taskforce has been seen exclusively by the Mirror and recommends a shake-up to make it easier for UK companies to win lucrative deals

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2022

Charity slams Drug Deaths Taskforce and claims ‘big chance missed’ for radical reform

The Scottish Government moved fast to replace the chair and vice-chair of the Drug Deaths Taskforce.

Daily Record · Jan 24, 2022