Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog sets out information on frequently asked questions on avian flu.
Month: December 2022
Court ruling on the revised guidance of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018
Reading Time: 6 minutesA look at Court of Session ruling on Judicial Review of the revised statutory guidance produced by the Scottish Ministers under section 7 of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018.
Scottish Budget 2023-24: Pulling the income tax lever
Reading Time: 10 minutesAn initial analysis of the 2023-24 Scottish Budget
Patterns of gambling harm: Scottish Health Survey 2021
Reading Time: 4 minutesA summary of the findings (and limitations) of the Scottish Health Survey 2021 relating to gambling harms.
Guest blog: Does the Scottish Budget enable human rights?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe way that governments raise, allocate and spend money affects how people can realise their human rights in practice. With new human rights legislation on the horizon, this guest blog looks at how the Scottish budget might be analysed through a human rights lens.
Guest Blog: Mapping alignment with EU Law
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis guest blog by Lisa Claire Whitten summarises her research for the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee mapping alignment with EU law since the UK’s departure from the EU.
Gambling harms: a public health challenge for Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutesAn introduction to gambling harms and public health in Scotland.
Winter has come: what to look out for in this week’s Scottish budget
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks ahead to Thursday’s Scottish budget for 2023-24.
Will the UK Government recognise Scottish Gender Recognition Certificates?
Reading Time: 6 minutesConsiders whether the UK Government will recognise Scottish gender recognition, and what the process for that is
The Scottish Parliament Proxy Voting Pilot
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee are due to hold a debate in the Chamber on Proxy Voting on 6 December 2022.