Author: SPICe
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Mental health of young adults (18-24) in Scotland
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An overview of some of the mental health and wellbeing issues that may be particularly relevant to young people aged between 18 and 24 years…
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The 2022 Resource Spending Review: Budget priorities identified
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This blog provides initial analysis of the Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review.
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Scottish Government approach to alignment with EU law – the draft policy statement
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This blog sets out how the Scottish Government has considered the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee’s recommendations in relation to the content of…
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Social Work Workforce FAQs
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An FAQ blog on the social work workforce in Scotland.
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Social work and the National Care Service
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This blog discusses social work and the development of a National Care Service.
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The UK Shared Prosperity Fund: competing claims
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On 13 April 2022, the UK government published detailed plans for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) that is one of the funds that will…
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A new guide to public finance accountability
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This guest blog from ICAS introduces a new guide to help explain how the UK and Scottish governments are held to account for their decisions…
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The Queen’s Speech 2022: what it means for Scotland
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This blog gives an overview of the Queen’s Speech 2022, focusing on what it means for Scotland.
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Local government elections May 2022
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Local elections were held in Scotland on 5 May 2022. Voters elected councillors for individual wards who then represent the ward on their local authority’s…
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The Scottish Government’s new approach to its international work
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On 9 May 2022, the Scottish Government published its new Global Affairs Framework. This blog analyses the key aspects of the new framework.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) – hub for SPICe material
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A hub for all SPICe material on coronavirus (COVID-19).
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What’s the story? How to scrutinise common frameworks
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In this, the third in our trio of blogs on common frameworks, we consider how the Scottish Parliament can scrutinise frameworks by looking at: structure;…