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Part 2 of this two-part blog series uses data from the Scottish Parliament Statistics volumes and Fact Sheets to explore key trends and insights from…

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Part 1 of this two-part blog series uses data from the Scottish Parliament Statistics volumes and Fact Sheets to explore key trends and insights from…

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This blog sets out an overview of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2026-2031 in the context of the Government’s public service reform agenda.

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This blog provides a quick and accessible guide to the Scottish Cabinet and its responsibilities as overseen by the Cabinet Secretaries.

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SPICe has published a new quarterly intergovernmental activity update, which covers quarters 1 and 2 (January to June) of 2026. You can find previous updates…

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This short blog sets out the membership of the committees of the Session 7 Parliament.

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This blog briefly explains the background to a body of domestic law called ‘assimilated law’ and looks at how it can be amended.

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As the Session 7 Parliament gets underway, SPICe will publish a series of blogs to help to explain how devolution works. This mini blogpost provides a central…

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This short blog provides information on the names and remits of Session 7 committees as well as the size of each and the political party…

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This blog allows users to explore the results from the Scottish Parliament General Election in 2026. We also provide historic data on the number of…

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This short blog explains the Presiding Officer’s proposals for the parliamentary week.

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This blog outlines the new Scottish Government and also provides information on junior Ministers.
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