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The ongoing pursuit of ‘prevention’ in health and social care: Two frameworks and a plan
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This blog will consider three health-related strategy documents in turn: the Operational Improvement Plan (OIP), the Population Health Framework (PHF) and the Health and Social…
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When is a strategy a strategy (or not)? Navigating a complex landscape
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This blog explores how strategic documents might be defined, and looks at three case studies and how these illustrate the variation in the Scottish Government’s…
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The 2026-27 Budget in ten charts
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This blog includes 10 charts which set out the key messages related to the 2026-27 Scottish Budget
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The Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill ahead of Stage 3
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This blog considers the key issues raised at Stage 1 of the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill and explains the changes made…
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Labour market update: February 2026
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Monthly update on the labour market in Scotland.
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Intergovernmental activity update: Q4 2025
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SPICe has published a new quarterly intergovernmental activity update, which covers quarter 4 (October to December) of 2025. You can find previous updates on our…
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Draft Climate Change Plan – Transport: A vehicle for change?
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This post looks at the policies and proposals set out in the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan aimed at reducing car use, encouraging people…
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The Strategic Integrated Impact Assessment – turning a corner in equalities budgeting?
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This blogs sets out SPICe’s analysis of the Scottish Government’s Strategic Integrated Impact Assessment, and compares it to its predecessor, the Equality and Fairer Scotland…
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The Scottish Government’s international development programme – 20 years on
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October 2025 marked the 20-year anniversary of the Scottish Government’s international development programme. This blog looks at its evolution, what information is available about impacts…
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Explainer: Orders made under section 30 and section 104 of the Scotland Act 1998
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This blog provides a brief explainer of Orders made under section 30 and section 104 of the Scotland Act.
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Scottish Government responses to pre-Budget scrutiny: evidence of action, but few outcomes?
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This blog looks back at the recommendations made by committees during pre-budget scrutiny 2026-27 and the impact of committee scrutiny on the Scottish Budget 2026-27.
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Labour market update: January 2026
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Sources: UK Labour Market: January 2026 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: January 2026 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the…
