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Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill: parliamentary consideration prior to Stage 3
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This blog post provides an update on what happened at Stages 1 and 2 of the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill (‘the Bill’). This is in…
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What to look out for in the 2025-26 Scottish Budget
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This blog summarises some of the areas to look out for in tomorrow’s 2025-26 Scottish Budget.
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What on earth are we doing here? COP29 and the connections to Scottish climate policy
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A blog that considers the developments in international climate policy from this years COP29 negotiations.
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Scottish income tax – an emerging picture
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Devolved income tax policy has been much debated, but evidence around its effects is still emerging. This blog looks at where uncertainty remains.
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How do the Scottish and UK assisted dying bills compare?
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This coming Friday (29th November 2024), the House of Commons will debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The introduction of the Bill…
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Capital investment in Scotland and the transition to net zero
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This blog considers the outlook for the 2025-26 capital budget in the context of the expected costs of the transition to net zero.
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Budget Bingo: the committees strike back – key themes in pre-budget scrutiny for 2025-26
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This blog looks at the common themes across committees’ recommendations and conclusions arising from pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25.
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Post-Legislative Scrutiny: Reflecting on Session 5
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This blog post summarises the findings of a research project on the post-legislative scrutiny undertaken by the Scottish Parliament during Session 5
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Employee earnings in Scotland: explore the data.
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The Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) recently published their latest statistics from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). We now have a tool which…
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Evaluating Change: Key Themes in Scotland’s Proposed National Outcomes
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A look at cross-committee themes highlighted during the scrutiny of the proposed National Outcomes.
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Tracking legislative consent at the Scottish Parliament
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SPICe has developed two tools that can be used to track legislative consent at the Scottish Parliament. This blog provides background information on legislative consent,…
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The Human Rights Bill – why has the Scottish Government not legislated and what happens next?
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The 2024-25 Programme for Government didn’t include the Scottish Government’s flagship Human Rights Bill. Like the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child…
