Welcome to the community hub built on top of the 2013 in Scotland Wikipedia article.
Here, you can discuss, collect, and organize anything related to 2013 in Scotland. The
purpose of the hub is to connect people, foster deeper knowledge, and help improve
the root Wikipedia article.
7 February – Plans announced for a second Gaelic school in Glasgow to meet growing demand.[3]
22 February – Cardinal Keith O'Brien, leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, says he believes priests should be able to marry if they wish to do so.[4]
25 February – Cardinal Keith O'Brien steps down as leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, after being accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards priests dating back to the 1980s.[5]
1 April – Police Scotland, a single national police force created by the amalgamation of Scotland's eight police forces into one division, comes into effect.[13] Likewise united are the eight Fire & Rescue services into the new Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Bill Walker MSP expelled from SNP for allegedly not declaring allegations cited in his uncontested divorce proceedings during the MSP vetting process.[15] Later in the year, he is convicted of multiple charges of domestic violence.[16]
15 April – The Scottish Premier League fails to achieve the 11-1 majority required to agree a new 12-12-18 model for Scottish football after Ross County and St Mirren FC vote against the proposal.[17]
29 April – The tobacco display ban in large shops comes into force.[18]
14 May – Launch of Business for Scotland, a pro-independence network of business people campaigning for a "Yes" vote in the 2014 independence referendum.[19][20]
20 May – The Church of Scotland's ruling General Assembly votes to allow actively gay men and women to become ministers.[22]
24 May – Yes Scotland announces that a total of 372,103 people have signed the Yes Declaration with sixteen months to go until the referendum on Scottish independence.[23]
22 August – Yes Scotland is forced to close their computer systems after being hacked by "forces unknown". Police Scotland’s Digital Forensic Unit is investigating.[29]
