3rd November 2025
New research report – children accused of serious offending referred to the Reporter  
The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019, which was implemented on the 17th December 2021, raised the age of criminal responsibility from 8 to 12 years of age.  The Scottish Government have committed to considering…
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31st October 2025
40 Calls to Action – year 5 update
In October 2020, Our Hearings, Our Voice produced their 40 Calls to Action for organisations in the Hearings System to make improvements.  Every year we have produced a progress report…
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30th October 2025
SCRA Annual Report 2024/25
SCRA’s Annual Report 2024/25 has been published today, Thursday 30 October 2025. The Annual Report includes the full set of audited Annual Accounts for 2024/25 which also contains information about performance.…
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30th September 2025
SCRA publishes equality progress report highlighting sector-leading inclusion work
We have published our latest Mainstreaming and Equality Outcomes Progress Report, showcasing significant progress in embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across our services, workforce and governance. Covering the period…
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25th September 2025
SCRA and Police Scotland – joint project gets underway
This month a new collaboration has got underway between Police Scotland and SCRA. The project focuses on a shared ambition to ensure that the right children and young people are…
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11th September 2025
SCRA awarded Gold in national inclusion benchmarking exercise
We’re proud to announce that we have achieved a Gold TIDE Award from the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei). The TIDE (Talent, Inclusion and Diversity Evaluation) benchmarking tool is used by organisations across…
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19th June 2025
SCRA’s Official Statistics 2024/2025
Our Official Statistics 2024/2025 have been published today, Thursday 19 June 2025. The full set of statistics includes: Online Statistics 2024/2025 Statistical Analysis 2024/2025 Online Statistics by Local Authority Breakdown…
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18th June 2025
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
SCRA has welcomed the announcement of the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill. Neil Hunter, SCRA’s Principal Reporter/Chief Executive said: “We are delighted to welcome the introduction…
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