Reading Time: 7 minutesWhen we think about the law on domestic abuse, we often think about criminal offences and the role of the criminal courts in bringing perpetrators
Author: SPICe
Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) Budget 2025-26
Reading Time: 7 minutesA look at the 2025-26 Budget allocations for Scotland’s colleges and universities.
Guest blog: How can the Scottish Parliament improve its public consultations?
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog provides an overview of Marie Bruyndonckx’s masters dissertation, which was co-supervised by the University of Edinburgh and SPICe. It compares the public consultation
The European General Product Safety Regulation – new rules for UK exporters
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog provides information on the new European General Product Safety Regulation which came into force on 13 December 2024. The blog has been produced in response to SPICe receiving a number of enquiries about thie new Regulation.
Social Security Budget 2025-26
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe social security budget for 2025-26 is approaching £7 billion. This blog looks at what that money is spent on.
Labour market update: December 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSources: UK Labour Market: December 2024 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: December 2024 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the Constituency Dashboard. The data
Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill ahead of Stage 3Â
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog post provides an update on what happened at Stages 1 and 2 of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill.
Public Finance Glossary
Reading Time: 13 minutesThis glossary contains terms related to public finance and is intended to be used alongside SPICe briefings and blogs.
Scottish Budget – 2025-26: Affordable housing supply
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Scottish Government has increased funding for affordable housing with a budget of £768 million next year. This blog takes a closer look at the
Scottish Budget 2025-26: initial reaction
Reading Time: 12 minutesThis blog provides initial reaction to the Scottish Government’s 2025-26 Budget.