A Justice Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill Prisoners are currently eligible to apply for parole after serving half of their sentence. Experts have raised concerns about prisoners being released "cold" after serving all of their sentence in prison, rather than spending some of it supervised on licence in the community. The Bill ensures that no prisoners serving time for serious offences would be automatically released on licence after two thirds of their sentence. Ms Sturgeon said: "The safety of the public is an absolute priority of this government, and we have made significant progress in recent years, with an additional 1,000 police officers on our streets and recorded crime now at its lowest level in 40 years." A

B Road Traffic Act 1988 (Prescribed Limit) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 This change means Scotland's blood alcohol limit would be cut from 80mg to 50mg in every 100ml of blood. It would mean the legal limit in Scotland would be lower than in England - where the limit is 80mg in blood. In practice the change in Scotland means a glass of wine or a pint of beer would put a driver over the legal limit. The Scottish Government says drinking and driving shattered families and communities, and that it was time to take action to reduce the risk on the country's roads.

B Road Traffic Act 1988 (Prescribed Limit) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 England has the highest drink driving levels in Europe. Following in Scotland’s footsteps, the Police Federation for England Wales have called for limit to be reduced in line with Scotland. They have said female drink-driving levels are not falling quickly enough as warnings are not "getting through". This is an example of how the laws can vary significantly in England and Scotland.

Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act (2012) JUSTICE C YouGov survey shows 80% of Scots support the legislation which cracks down on activities such as sectarian singing and chanting at football matches. Offensive behaviour at football matches has overall, decreased since the legislation was introduced, and strong support from police and prosecutors who said the laws had brought a new ‘simplicity and clarity’ to dealing with incidents. In 2016-17, there were 377 charges under section 1 of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012, reported by the police to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). This is an increase of 32% on the 286 charges reported in 2015-16 and the highest number of ‘offensive behaviour at football’ charges since the Act was introduced. The increase is explained by the 140 charges associated with the Rangers v Hibernian Scottish Cup Final fixture held at Hampden stadium on 21st May 2016. Some have claimed the Act is "unhelpful and counter-productive" in its ill-defined means, not to mention the way the legislation has resulted in a higher incidence of alleged police harassment of football fans.

Free Prescriptions - Abolition of NHS Prescription Charges (Scotland) Bill 2011 HEALTH A No one in Scotland has to pay for prescribed medicines following the move brought in by the SNP government. This abolished the previous cost of £3.00 per item. The policy is extremely high cost- Conservatives argued that the Law was unsustainable as the cost of providing them went up by £30 million. However, Scotland’s health secretary Shona Robison hit back and said Scottish patients benefitted from not being hit by charges for non-exempt patients in England that are due to rise to £8.20. Ms Robison said: “Free prescriptions in Scotland mean that no-one is forced to decide which prescribed medicine they can afford and which they will have to go without.”

C Abolition of Student Tuition Fees (2000) EDUCATION Helps the poorest students to get into higher education as they no longer have to pay tuition fees. £9000 a year in England However, some students from some backgrounds may still struggle to gain access into the elite universities; higher drop out rates are still a major issue for those from poorer backgrounds. Smoking Ban - The Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 HEALTH 78% of people supported the law. Hugely beneficial, health of bar workers had improved and there had been a reduction in children's exposure to second hand smoke. However, there is no evidence as yet that smokers have given up smoking in huge numbers because of the legislation.