2023 In Scotland
Events from the year 2023 in Scotland. Incumbents * First Minister ** Nicola Sturgeon (until 28 March) ** Humza Yousaf (starting 29 March) * Secretary of State – Alister Jack Events January * 2 January – Three people are killed after a fire breaks out at the New County Hotel in Perth. * 16 January ** Teachers in Scotland begin 16 days of "rolling" strike action, with strikes occurring in two local authorities each day, beginning with Glasgow and East Lothian. ** The UK government announces it will block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill amid concerns about its impact on UK-wide equality law. * 23 January – A fire breaks out in former department store Jenners on Princes Street, Edinburgh, resulting in the death of a firefighter and the injury of four others. * 24 January – Following a trial at the High Court of Glasgow, transgender woman Isla Bryson is convicted of raping two women in 2016 and 2019, the offences having been committed before she began g ...
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