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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – Reconsideration Stage
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This blog provides background on the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
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Life Expectancy in Scotland
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Estimated life expectancy in Scotland has fallen again. This blog explores recent changes in life expectancy in Scotland and how this varies across Scotland.
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Displaced people from Ukraine in Scotland – what is the long-term plan?
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On 27 September 2023, the Scottish Government published a strategy paper entitled ‘A Warm Scots Future’. The strategy, written in partnership with COSLA and the…
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Guest blog – Disability Employment in Scotland: Initial Findings
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This guest blog is from the Fraser of Allander Institute, working with SPICe on an academic fellowship to explore the disability employment gap in Scotland.…
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The 2023-24 Programme for Government – three missions: “equality, opportunity and community”
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This blog provides a summary and analysis of the 2023-24 Programme for Government.
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Long COVID: where are we now?
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SPICe first published a blog on long COVID, Long COVID in June 2021. Since then, the numbers of people in Scotland reporting having long COVID…
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Court ruling on the revised guidance of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018
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A look at Court of Session ruling on Judicial Review of the revised statutory guidance produced by the Scottish Ministers under section 7 of the…
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Guest blog: Does the Scottish Budget enable human rights?
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The way that governments raise, allocate and spend money affects how people can realise their human rights in practice. With new human rights legislation on…
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Will the UK Government recognise Scottish Gender Recognition Certificates?
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Considers whether the UK Government will recognise Scottish gender recognition, and what the process for that is
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Guest blog: What can we learn from the COVID-19 response in supporting migrant and minority ethnic populations?
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This guest blog summarises the findings from an expert review for the Scottish Government Coronavirus (COVID-19) Learning and Evaluation Oversight Group. The study was led…
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What’s cookin’? Stage 3 of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
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This blog summarises the discussions around the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill to date, ahead of Stage 3 consideration by the Parliament on Tuesday 14…
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Scotland’s latest COVID-19 Strategy
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A review of the Scottish Government’s latest COVID-19 framework, as we move into a “calmer” period; and ten things for the parliament to look out…
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