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The Census Bill – what’s happened in the Parliament so far?
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A look at the changes made to the Census Bill before the Stage 3 debate
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Ending child poverty: the challenge ahead
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The latest picture on child poverty The Scottish Government’s latest poverty statistics show that – on the most commonly used measure of poverty – child…
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International Women’s Day 2019
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International Women’s day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March every year. The Scottish Parliament will be holding a debate focusing on IWD on Thursday 7…
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How can Scotland be a leader in human rights?
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In November 2018, the Equalities and Human Rights Committee published their inquiry report Getting Rights Right: Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament. They called on…
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What would happen to citizens’ rights in a no deal Brexit?
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EU free movement law gives EU citizens the right to live, work and study in other Member States. One of the big Brexit questions is…
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Prisoner voting – the Scottish Government consults on options for change
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On 14 December 2018, the Scottish Government published a consultation with options for giving prisoners the right to vote in local government and Scottish Parliament…
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Guest blog – Brexit and attracting and retaining migrants in Scotland
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Dr Paulina Trevena has recently published the results of her SPICe and University of Glasgow research project, ‘Attracting and retaining migrants in post-Brexit Scotland: is…
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Scotland’s new devolved employment support service
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Scotland’s new devolved employment service, Fair Start Scotland (FSS), was launched in April. It is too early to say whether it’s been successful or not;…
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Brexit: Citizens’ Rights
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The UK is set to leave the European Union (EU) on 30 March 2019. The draft Withdrawal Agreement (“the agreement”) of 29 March 2018 contains…
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Civil Partnerships in Scotland
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The UK Supreme Court recently ruled in the Steinfeld and Keiden case, that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 Act), which allows civil partnerships for…
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Guest blog – Attracting migrants to Scotland: research results
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Dr Paulina Trevena presents the results of a SPICe and University of Glasgow research project: ‘Attracting and retaining migrants in post-Brexit Scotland: is a social…
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Prisoner voting in the UK and Scotland – rights vs political reality
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Are prisoners allowed to vote in the UK? Although changes are in the pipeline, in the UK the answer is currently ‘no’. UK legislation (the…
