--- title: Chris Ringland date: 2019-12-04T09:01:55+00:00 author: Tim Coysh canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/author/chris-ringland" section: People --- [ ![I Stock 1207127156](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![I Stock 1207127156](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/focus-on-doing-justice-needs-to-go-deeper-reflections-on-scotlands-programme-for-government "Focus on doing justice needs to go deeper – reflections on Scotland’s Programme for Government") ### [Focus on doing justice needs to go deeper – reflections on Scotland’s Programme for Government](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/focus-on-doing-justice-needs-to-go-deeper-reflections-on-scotlands-programme-for-government) 18 September 2023Chris Ringland, public policy officer for Scotland, shares his thoughts on the Scottish Government’s plans for the year and where he thinks it could have gone further [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/focus-on-doing-justice-needs-to-go-deeper-reflections-on-scotlands-programme-for-government) --- [ ![Charities Bill Article Unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Charities Bill Article Unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/charities-bill-in-scotland-what-does-it-mean-for-you "Charities Bill in Scotland: What does it mean for you?") ### [Charities Bill in Scotland: What does it mean for you?](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/charities-bill-in-scotland-what-does-it-mean-for-you) 25 July 2023The bill passed in the Scottish Parliament changes charity law in Scotland [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/charities-bill-in-scotland-what-does-it-mean-for-you) --- [ ![I Stock 532447609](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![I Stock 532447609](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-we-need-to-see-from-our-new-first-minister-of-scotland "What we need to see from our new first minister of Scotland") ### [What we need to see from our new first minister of Scotland](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-we-need-to-see-from-our-new-first-minister-of-scotland) 29 March 2023We asked our member churches in Scotland what they wanted to see from their new government. [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-we-need-to-see-from-our-new-first-minister-of-scotland) --- [ ![Transgender flat painted on the floor](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Transgender flat painted on the floor](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/gender-recognition-scottish-devolution-how-can-we-respond "Gender recognition & Scottish devolution: How can we respond?") ### [Gender recognition & Scottish devolution: How can we respond?](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/gender-recognition-scottish-devolution-how-can-we-respond) 23 January 2023Chris Ringland (Public policy officer, Scotland) discusses how we can respond to this significant cultural moment [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/gender-recognition-scottish-devolution-how-can-we-respond) --- [ ![I Stock 590147672](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![I Stock 590147672](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/calling-for-an-end-to-commercial-sexual-exploitation "Scotland: Government told commercial sexual exploitation must stop") ### [Scotland: Government told commercial sexual exploitation must stop](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/calling-for-an-end-to-commercial-sexual-exploitation) 9 December 2022Evangelical Alliance Scotland and Restore Glasgow are calling for legislative change to protect the vulnerable and recognise commercial exploitation as a crime [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/calling-for-an-end-to-commercial-sexual-exploitation) --- [ ![Adam wilson zsv7ceb46l I unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Adam wilson zsv7ceb46l I unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/scottish-independence-how-did-we-get-here "Scottish Independence: How did we get here?") ### [Scottish Independence: How did we get here?](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/scottish-independence-how-did-we-get-here) 25 November 2022The UK supreme court has ruled that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to bring forward an independence referendum under its devolved powers [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/scottish-independence-how-did-we-get-here) --- [ ![Ross sneddon 2 Av45bl Nbs unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Ross sneddon 2 Av45bl Nbs unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/drug-deaths-remain-unacceptably-high-in-scotland "Drug deaths remain unacceptably high in Scotland") ### [Drug deaths remain unacceptably high in Scotland](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/drug-deaths-remain-unacceptably-high-in-scotland) 3 August 20222021 marked the end of seven years of consecutive increases in drug deaths in Scotland, but the death rate is still far higher than any other country in Europe [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/drug-deaths-remain-unacceptably-high-in-scotland) --- [ ![Screenshot 2022 06 09 at 10 37 18](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Screenshot 2022 06 09 at 10 37 18](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/gender-recognition-reform-giving-evidence-to-scottish-parliament "Gender recognition reform: giving evidence to Scottish parliament") ### [Gender recognition reform: giving evidence to Scottish parliament](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/gender-recognition-reform-giving-evidence-to-scottish-parliament) 9 June 2022Chris Ringland, our public policy officer (Scotland) shares a summary of what he spoke about in parliament and why issues of gender recognition matter [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/gender-recognition-reform-giving-evidence-to-scottish-parliament) --- [ ![Sasha freemind frq5 Q6 Ne9k4 unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Sasha freemind frq5 Q6 Ne9k4 unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/how-scotland-is-moving-closer-to-tackling-commercial-sexual-exploitation "Scotland moves closer to tackling commercial sexual exploitation") ### [Scotland moves closer to tackling commercial sexual exploitation](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/how-scotland-is-moving-closer-to-tackling-commercial-sexual-exploitation) 4 March 2022Let's support MSPs seeking to make online pimping illegal, and other crucial changes [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/how-scotland-is-moving-closer-to-tackling-commercial-sexual-exploitation) --- [ ![Glasgow](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Glasgow](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/cop26-helping-churches-in-scotland-to-become-net-zero "COP26: Helping churches in Scotland to become net zero") ### [COP26: Helping churches in Scotland to become net zero](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/cop26-helping-churches-in-scotland-to-become-net-zero) 11 October 2021We are pressing the Scottish Government to match our ambition for every congregation in Scotland to have a carbon neutral church [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/cop26-helping-churches-in-scotland-to-become-net-zero) --- [ ![The climate reality project Hb6u Wq0i4 MI unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![The climate reality project Hb6u Wq0i4 MI unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/public-leader-scotland-back-for-our-fifth-year "Public Leader Scotland: Back for our fifth year") ### [Public Leader Scotland: Back for our fifth year](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/public-leader-scotland-back-for-our-fifth-year) 24 September 2021We joyfully report back from our first weekend together as part of our public leadership work here in Scotland [Read 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