Scottish couples who tie the knot in a non-religious ceremony are more likely to stay together than those who wed in Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic or civil ceremonies, new figures suggest.
Scottish couples who tie the knot in a non-religious ceremony are more likely to stay together than those who wed in Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic or civil ceremonies, new figures suggest.
A recent report by The Law Society of Scotland has highlighted the laws surrounding cohabitation as both ‘problematic and disadvantageous to vulnerable and grieving people’.
In the year ending September 2018, there were 18,750 new build homes completed across all sectors, an increase of 635 home (four per cent) on the previous year, according to the recent quarterly data from Scotland’s Chief Statistician. The four per cent rise included rises in housing association completions (35 per cent), local authority completions (eight per cent), and a three per cent fall in private-led completions.
A recent study has found children that experience a family split in their late childhood and early adolescence (between the ages of seven and 14) are more likely to have emotional and behavioural problems than those who live with both of their parents.
The government announced that thousands more families with adopted children are set to benefit from additional support after a special fund, named the Adoption Support Fund, received a boost of £12 million last month – bringing the total investment into the fund to £149 million since its introduction in 2015.