Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 19 February 2024, the UK Government made changes to three visa schemes it had established in the wake of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Month: February 2024
Does the end of Stage 1 bring clarity for the proposed National Care Service?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (NCS) has made unsteady progress through its first Parliamentary stage,since its introduction in June 2022. More than 18 months
Scottish Budget 2024-25: All about the data
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog provides an interactive tool for comparing Scottish Budgets for 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Moving on from the rent cap for private tenants – what is planned next?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog provides an overview of how the proposed law on rent adjudication at the end of the rent cap and the temporary changes that will be in place from 1 April 2024.
Decarbonising heating in Scotland: current Scottish and UK policy
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog sets out the wider UK and Scottish Government policies supporting the decarbonisation of heating buildings.
Decarbonising heating in Scotland: the proposals for a Heat in Buildings Bill.
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog sets out the details of the Scottish Government’s Heat in Building’s Bill consultation.
Student support and fees in Scotland
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis blog is designed to help MSPs with queries they receive on college and university student support eligibility and entitlements.
Caught adrift: what next for marine conservation in Scotland?
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blog explores what the future might hold for marine conservation in Scotland with a focus on how communities and local stakeholders might become more involved in decision making, and the potential role of marine planning.
Below Average Resources – new poverty measure
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is developing a new poverty measure called Below Average Resources (BAR) that closely reproduces the Social Metrics Commission’s measure. BAR aims to address issues with existing poverty measures by refining income definition, accounting for inescapable costs, and stabilizing the poverty line. The new measure shows varied impacts on different demographic groups and is currently undergoing an analytical consultation.
Belgium’s presidency of the Council of the European Union – bringing an end to the EU’s five year cycle
Reading Time: 5 minutesBelgium assumed the presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) on 1 January 2024 taking over from Spain which held the presidency for the second half of 2023. This blog outlines Belgium’s presidency plans and how these may be impacted by European elections.