Crime and justice
Police Scotland charged football clubs £1.9m last year
Football fans are calling for more "police free" matches after extent of police fees revealed.
Police Scotland
Asylum, Human rights
Children suffer as reports of human trafficking in Scotland rise
Dozens of children were among 207 victims of human trafficking reported in Scotland in 2017, according to a Scottish Government report.
Human rights, Privacy and surveillance
Police criticised for million pound spend on mobile phone cracking tools
Police Scotland have admitted that they have not fully considered the privacy or human rights implications of new mobile phone analysis tools that are to be used throughout Scotland.
Crime and justice, Fact check
Claim that Scotland had higher rate of race-related murders is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about racially-motivated crime in a new book about racism in Scotland.
Finance
Midlothian Council investigating ‘serious’ fraud allegations
The allegations of fraud are said to be linked to contracts given to private firms for roads maintenance.
Crime and justice, Fact check
Claim that all murders in Scotland since 2013 have been solved is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim that Police Scotland have solved all murders since 2013.
Crime and justice, Finance
Government spends just £13,000 on corporate transparency ‘crack-down’
UK Government plans to “crack down” on the potential for Scottish Limited Partnerships to be used to facilitate organised crime have been revealed to consist of a £13,000 "programme of letter writing.”
Crime and justice, Education, Fact check, Fracking, Health, Politics
Fact check: ‘What has the SNP ever done for us?’
Ferret Fact Service looks at all 19 claims in the SNP's January 2018 Party Political Broadcast.
Crime and justice, Fact check
Claim that recorded crime down and police numbers up is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the SNP's claim about Police Scotland recorded crime and officer numbers.