Reading Time: 4 minutes The Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee concluded taking evidence as part of its consideration of the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) in
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Twenty SPICe Spotlight blogs for 20 years of the Scottish Parliament
Reading Time: 1 minute On 4 January 2019, the Parliament announced a year-long programme to mark 20 years since the creation of the Scottish Parliament. The programme will include
Prisoner voting – the Scottish Government consults on options for change
Reading Time: 4 minutes On 14 December 2018, the Scottish Government published a consultation with options for giving prisoners the right to vote in local government and Scottish Parliament
Scottish Youth Parliament
Reading Time: 4 minutes As the Year of Young People draws to a close, this blog explores the role and work of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) and highlights
Estimating the additional cost to Scotland of parcel delivery surcharges
Reading Time: 3 minutes SPICe last year estimated the additional cost to Scotland of parcel delivery surcharges relative to the rest of the UK. This was £36.3 million and
Brexit: European Court of Justice ruling on the Article 50 process
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Wightman case was brought by a cross-party group of Scottish politicians, backed by the Good Law Project. The petitioners wished to get legal certainty