SPICe Spotlight | Solas air SPICe
Reading Time: 3 minutes On 14 September 2023, the Scottish Parliament’s Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee published its first EU law tracker report. The report is the first of a series of reports commissioned to support the Parliament’s scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s commitment to EU alignment.
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog post looks at the Children (Scotland) Act 2020, an important piece of Scottish Government legislation from Session 5 of the Scottish Parliament. For the most part, the Act is unimplemented, and it is unclear when it will be brought fully into force. This is likely to be disappointing to some stakeholders.
Reading Time: 8 minutes 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.
Reading Time: 24 minutes This blog provides a summary and analysis of the 2023-24 Programme for Government.
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog provides an update on the COVID-19 situation in Scotland, the monitoring still taking place and relevant developments.
Reading Time: 6 minutes A post looking at Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), with a focus on potential defects in Scottish public buildings and possible remedies.
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog looks at how Scotland is performing against the 81 National Indicators in the National Performance Framework.
Reading Time: 7 minutes This blog provides an overview of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.
Reading Time: 10 minutes This blog is designed to help MSPs with queries they receive on college and university student support eligibility and entitlements.
Reading Time: 15 minutes Information about how dental services work in Scotland and some of the issues currently facing NHS dental services.