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Pulling back the screens on NHS performance reporting
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A look at NHS performance reporting.
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The new UK-EU fisheries agreement: what’s the catch?
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On 19 May 2025, the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) held a summit at which they agreed on a ‘renewed agenda for…
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UK Government Spending Review provides greater clarity on the fiscal outlook for Scotland
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On 11 June the UK Chancellor announced the outcome of the UK Spending Review. This blog sets out the key outcomes and implications for Scotland.
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Labour market update: June 2025
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Sources: 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…
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The Care Reform (Scotland) Bill (Formerly National Care Service (Scotland) Bill) – the final hurdle
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The Care Reform (Scotland) Bill started life as the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill in 2022. This blog will provide some background to the passage…
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Local child poverty statistics
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This blog looks at the latest statistics on child poverty at a local authority level.
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Accreditation and regulation of qualifications
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A blog that explains the accreditation function in Scotland and briefly provides a comparison to England and Wales.
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Updated forecasts set the context for pre-budget scrutiny
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Over 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…
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Deliberative democracy in the Scottish Parliament – do we have the answers?
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his blog gives an update on work to develop an approach to embedding deliberative democracy in the work of the Scottish Parliament, and looks back…
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The Scottish Government’s financial strategy – navigating uncertain fiscal waters
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This blog previews the 2025 publication of the Scottish Government’s medium term financial strategy, summarising the aims of the document and some recent challenges.
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The Scottish Parliament’s deliberative democracy timeline
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This timeline blog lists reports, briefings, blogs and other publications which relate to deliberative democracy in the Scottish Parliament from 2017 onwards, and will be…
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Drouthy Days: is Scotland prepared for drought?
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Scotland has been experiencing a prolonged period of dry weather along with much of the UK. This blog explores the current situation, key impacts and…
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