Reading Time: 4 minutesA look at NHS performance reporting.
Author: SPICe
The new UK-EU fisheries agreement: what’s the catch?
Reading Time: 12 minutesOn 19 May 2025, the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) held a summit at which they agreed on a ‘renewed agenda for EU-UK cooperation.’ This blog post explains the nature of the political agreement on fisheries struck by the EU and the UK, how it compares with arrangements between the UK and other coastal states, and what happens next.
UK Government Spending Review provides greater clarity on the fiscal outlook for Scotland
Reading Time: 7 minutesOn 11 June the UK Chancellor announced the outcome of the UK Spending Review. This blog sets out the key outcomes and implications for Scotland.
Labour market update: June 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSources: UK Labour Market: June 2025 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: June 2025 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the labour market in
The Care Reform (Scotland) Bill (Formerly National Care Service (Scotland) Bill) – the final hurdle
Reading Time: 10 minutesThe Care Reform (Scotland) Bill started life as the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill in 2022. This blog will provide some background to the passage
Local child poverty statistics
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog looks at the latest statistics on child poverty at a local authority level.
Accreditation and regulation of qualifications
Reading Time: 6 minutesA blog that explains the accreditation function in Scotland and briefly provides a comparison to England and Wales.
Updated forecasts set the context for pre-budget scrutiny
Reading Time: 8 minutesOver the next month there will be several publications which will inform pre-budget scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament. Yesterday, the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) published
Deliberative democracy in the Scottish Parliament – do we have the answers?
Reading Time: 9 minuteshis blog gives an update on work to develop an approach to embedding deliberative democracy in the work of the Scottish Parliament, and looks back to see if some of the fundamental questions raised in earlier SPICe blogs have been answered.
The Scottish Government’s financial strategy – navigating uncertain fiscal waters
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog previews the 2025 publication of the Scottish Government’s medium term financial strategy, summarising the aims of the document and some recent challenges.