Reading Time: 7 minutesOn 20 March 2024, the Office for the Internal Market (‘OIM’) published its second annual report on the operation of the internal market for 2023-24.
Month: March 2024
 FAQs on NHS waiting times in Scotland
Reading Time: 8 minutesSPICe regularly receives enquiries from MSPs and their staff regarding NHS waiting times for planned (elective) care, this blog looks at some frequently asked questions
What’s in the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill?Â
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog provides a brief overview of the context to the introduction of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill and the proposed changes to electoral law set out in the Bill.Â
Reporting on the use of powers under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 gave UK and Scottish Ministers extensive powers to change the body of domestic law known as
Cost crisis: Constituency support for enquiries related to the cost of living and the cost of doing business
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog contains up-to-date links to a selection of trusted and official external sources of information relating to support available for individuals and organisations to help with the cost crisis.
Public sector pensions and the McCloud remedy
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog looks at the impact of, and timeline for implementing, the McCloud remedy in terms of public sector pensions.
Social Security Scotland Benefits
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuick overview of Social Security Scotland benefit rates for 2024/25.
The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: What do the proposals for large landholdings look like?
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe Land Reform (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 13 March 2024. It is accompanied by the following key documents: The
Tackling the cost of living – Scottish Government Policy
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Scottish Government has highlighted around £3 billion of spending per year on policies that help tackle the cost of living. This blog looks at those policies and how spending on them has changed over three years. It also looks at how people’s views of their own household finances have changed over the last two years.
Suicide deaths in Scotland
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee is currently running an inquiry looking at the Scottish Government and COSLA’s Suicide Prevention Strategy 2022-2032.  The Committee’s Call for Views is open until 29 March 2024. This blog provides some background information on suicide rates and sociodemographic inequalities.