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The Scottish Government has published national monitoring reports on Housing First since 1 April 2021. These monitoring reports are publicly available on the Scottish Government website: Housing First: monitoring reports - gov.scot.

The Scottish Government does not collect or hold information identifying whether participants in Housing First tenancies are neurodivergent.

The Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 strengthens the legislative framework for tackling flytipping. The current position on the relevant Sections of the Act are set out below:

• Section 11 (fixed penalty notices for flytipping): this provision enabling Scottish Ministers to increase the flytipping fixed penalty amount in section 33A(9) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 up to £1,000 (and also provide for different amounts in different cases or descriptions of cases) by way of order is in force, but no secondary legislation has been made in exercise of that power. The amendment was supported during Stage 2 to provide flexibility for the future, particularly following the increase of the flytipping fixed penalty amount to £500 under existing powers from 1 January 2024. No commitment was made to increase the fixed penalty amount further within a specific timeframe.
• Sections 12 (removal of unlawfully deposited waste) amends Section 59 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and sets out the current process on the face of legislation and amends the appeals process. the same approach applies, regulation making powers have been commenced to enable the necessary supporting regulations to be developed in advance of full commencement of the substantive provisions.
• Section 13 (information on flytipping offences) is in force. The provision creates a power for Scottish Ministers to require information from relevant authorities in order to better understand the national picture on flytipping and to progress towards effective and accurate national reporting. Beyond the power itself being commenced, there are currently no further statutory requirements or published commitments setting out when or how that power will be exercised. Work to improve flytipping data is ongoing through delivery of the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy.
• Section 14 (householder’s duty of care) amends the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to make breach of the existing householder duty of care an offence and to provide for enforcement by way of fixed penalty notice. While the core offence and fixed penalty amount are set out on the face of the Act, the section also includes regulation-making powers, for example to modify the fixed penalty amount or to specify additional categories of authorised enforcement officers. At present, section 14 has been commenced for the purpose of making regulations only and the amended offence and fixed penalty regime are therefore not yet fully in force.
• Section 19 (powers to search and seize vehicles): the powers to make various regulations necessary for the effective operation of the new provisions inserted into the Environment Act 1995 by section 19 are in force, with the intention to bring the provision fully into force once the regulations are made.

The Scottish Government has invested over £70 million in Wave Energy Scotland (WES) since its inception in 2014 demonstrating a clear commitment to developing wave energy technologies in Scotland. However, as the sector moves into the next phase, the main levers for enabling the commercialisation of these emerging, pre-commercial technologies lie with the UK Government.

Officials are working closely with WES, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and other partners to sustain operations in 2026-27 while future alternative sources of funding are identified. This will give WES the opportunity to explore longer term funding solutions, while also enabling ongoing project work to continue.

As set out in the Duty of Care: Code of Practice for Managing Controlled Waste, every organisation and individual has a duty to ensure that, when they dispose of waste, they do so using a registered waste carrier. SEPA provides a public register of waste carriers on its website. SEPA and Revenue Scotland are members of the Joint Unit for Waste Crime, a multi-agency taskforce that works in partnership to tackle serious and organised crime in the UK waste industry.

Our new digital waste tracking system, which is being introduced in all four nations, will replace existing paper-based and inconsistent systems for tracking waste with a streamlined digital service, reducing opportunities for waste crime and underpinning our transition to a circular economy.

The Scottish Government laid The Digital Waste Tracking (Scotland) Regulations 2026 before the Scottish Parliament on 12 January. These Regulations introduce the first phase of the new digital waste tracking system.

Powers introduced by the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024, when fully implemented, will strengthen the legislative foundation for tackling and deterring fly tipping. For example, new powers to be inserted into the Environment Act 1995 by section 19 will allow local authorities to search and seize vehicles suspected of being used in relation to specified waste crimes.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) do not systematically record all of this information but reports that they are aware of the following:

The Scottish Government has published national monitoring reports on Housing First since 1 April 2021. These monitoring reports are publicly available on the Scottish Government website: Housing First: monitoring reports - gov.scot.

The Scottish Government does not collect or hold information on the number of individual third sector organisations involved in supporting Housing First tenancies.

But Scottish Government monitoring data indicates that approximately 67% of Housing First support is provided by the third and independent sector.

No additional direct funding has been provided to local councils for the implementation of the National Litter and Fly tipping Strategy. However, we have funded Keep Scotland Beautiful to deliver targeted interventions working with councils and communities, and SEPA has developed the partnership enforcement model with councils.

The Scottish Government is making available record funding of £15.7 billion for Local Government in 2026-27. The vast majority of funding allocated to councils is provided by means of a block grant. It is then the responsibility of individual local authorities to manage their own budgets and to allocate the total financial resources available to them, including meeting the requirements set out in the 2018 Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse (CoPLAR).

Fly tipping is a criminal offence in Scotland under Section 33(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 with maximum penalties on summary conviction of a fine of up to £40,000, or a custodial sentence not exceeding six months or both and on conviction on indictment, a fine or term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or both.

The 2023 National Litter and Fly tipping Strategy sets out a six-year framework to take action on littering and fly tipping, with a focus on behaviour change, infrastructure and services, and enforcement.

The 2023 National Litter and Fly tipping Strategy, is a six-year programme focused on behaviour change, infrastructure and services and enforcement. The Strategy is delivered in partnership with Zero Waste Scotland, Keep Scotland Beautiful(KSB)and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), working with other stakeholders, including local councils. Full details of activities undertaken to date are set out in the annual update and action plans: National litter and flytipping strategy: year 2 update and year 3 action plan 2025-2026 - gov.scot and National litter and flytipping strategy: update and year 2 action plan - gov.scot.