SPICe Spotlight | Solas air SPICe
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFollowing the general election to the Scottish Parliament on 7 May 2026, the Parliament is due to meet for the first time on Thursday 14th May as detailed in the Business Bulletin on Tuesday 24 March 2026.
As the Session 7 Parliament gets underway, SPICe will publish a series of blogs to explain what will happen in the first few meetings of the Parliament. This mini blogpost provides a central hub for this work to assist Members and others.
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog sets out the election results for the 2026 Scottish Parliament and what they mean for the make-up of the Session 7 Parliament.
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog talks about prevention as a method of delivery of public services. It also introduces some of the challenges with implementing prevention from a resource allocation point of view.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog sets out what is changing with the National Performance Framework, why the reform matters, and what happens next as the Scottish Government prepares its final proposals for the next administration.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Scottish Parliament election is due to be held on Thursday 7 May 2026. The formal election timetable starts with the dissolution of The Scottish Parliament. The current five-year session of
Reading Time: 2 minutesTha dùil gun tèid taghadh Pàrlamaid na h-Alba a chumail air Diardaoin 7 Cèitean 2026. Bidh clàr-ama foirmeil an taghaidh a’ tòiseachadh le sgaoileadh Pàrlamaid na
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog provides an overview of how academic engagement supported parliamentary scrutiny of the draft Climate Change Plan (CCP), the statutory plan setting out how the Scottish Government intends to meet emissions-reduction targets.
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog outlines how scrutiny of the draft Climate Change Plan unfolded, the institutional support that enabled it, the diverse evidence that shaped it, and some lessons identified for Session 7.
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis guest blog details the latest developments in Scottish food policy, including the publication of the first National Good Food Nation Plan, the twist and turns around the secondary legislation meant to give it effect, and what may come next.
Reading Time: 4 minutesRecently approved regulations will, from 1 April 2026, allow councils in Scotland to set higher council tax charges for long-term empty homes and second homes.