Alan Robertson

Cabinet Office backs calls for clearer ethics framework on big data
29 Apr 2016 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office backs calls for clearer ethics framework on big data

New body to be set up amid concerns over the use of big data, with Cabinet Office also drawing up new framework for government data science
Open data 'not a substitute for freedom of information', says Scottish info commissioner
07 Dec 2015 Digital, Data & Technology
Open data "not a substitute for freedom of information", says Scottish info commissioner

Rosemary Agnew says open data should be seen as complementing Freedom of Information, as she warns UK government commission is a “threat to FoI in the UK"
Scottish civil service set-up blocking applicants with criminal records, admits senior official
02 Jun 2015 Culture
Scottish civil service set-up blocking applicants with criminal records, admits senior official

Official in charge of Scotland’s fair work agenda admits set-up of Scottish civil service keeps out applicants with criminal convictions
Europol exit jeopardises Scots policing effort
10 Nov 2014 Foreign Affairs
Europol exit jeopardises Scots policing effort

Referrals from Scottish police to crime agency have risen rapidly
Listen to children and young people, says Tam Baillie
28 Oct 2014 Culture
Listen to children and young people, says Tam Baillie

Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People wants to speed things up
New training for prosecutors in historical sexual abuse cases
27 Oct 2014
New training for prosecutors in historical sexual abuse cases

Crown steps up efforts to tackle historical sexual abuse
Call for online warnings over human trafficking
23 Oct 2014
Call for online warnings over human trafficking

National Crime Agency considering use of pop-up warnings for websites