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Rural pupils ‘more likely to eat healthy food’
21/08/2008
Children in rural areas are more likely than city youngsters to choose a healthy lunch, according to a study by the Scottish Consumer Council.

Getting it Right for Every Child
21/08/2008

Parents helped to talk about sex
21/08/2008
A scheme in southern Scotland is helping parents feel less awkward when talking to their children about sex.

Junior Asbos set to be axed after costing £500,000 each
29/07/2008
Anti-social behaviour orders for children could be dropped in Scotland after proving to be a waste of money, a government minister said yesterday. Only 14 ‘junior Asbos’ have been imposed since they were introduced four years ago.

Alcohol scheme leads to crime fall
24/07/2008
Public Health Minister Shona Robison today visited a community which has trialled an over-21s off-sales alcohol policy - and seen a fall in anti-social crime.

Tackling alcohol misuse
22/07/2008
Tackling alcohol misuse is theme of a series of visits the Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill will make today.

Youth project 'helping cut crime'
22/07/2008
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has hailed a local project which is keeping youngsters off the streets.

UK Parents most protective in the World
18/07/2008
Parents in Britain are the most protective in the world, not letting their children roam much further than their front gardens, a report revealed yesterday.

Focus: Motherhood Behind Bars
18/07/2008
Locking up women is often not the most effective way to deal with female offending, writes Lucy Adams.

Call for improvements to benefits system
17/07/2008
Scotland's Minister for Children and Early Years, Adam Ingram has called upon the UK Government to do more to help families who are struggling with poverty. Mr Ingram raised his concerns with Beverley Hughes, at a meeting in London