Author: SPICe
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As another Budget Bill is about to pass…what comes next?
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Next week, the Budget Bill for 2025-26 looks certain to pass. This blog considers this year’s Budget deal, and what comes next.
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How does the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Act affect people living in safe access zones?
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This blog explores the implications of the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Act 2024 for people resident within a safe access zone. It outlines…
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Labour market update: February 2025
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Sources: UK Labour Market: February 2025 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: February 2025 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the…
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Understanding the Increase in Scotland’s Arts and Culture Budgets
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A look at the Scottish Government’s increased funding for arts and culture.
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How is Scotland Performing?
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This blog looks at how Scotland is performing against the 81 National Indicators in the National Performance Framework.
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Whatever happened to NHS performance reporting?
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The Scottish Government assesses NHS performance via a performance contract with NHS Boards. The Local Delivery Plan (LDP) guidance 2015-16 set out the LDP standards,…
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Intergovernmental activity update: Q4 2024
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SPICe has published a new quarterly intergovernmental activity update, which covers quarter 4 (October to December) of 2024.
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The 2025-26 Budget in 10 charts
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This blog summarises some of the main points emerging from the 2025-26 Scottish Budget, which was published on 4 December 2024. For more detail and…
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Scottish Government responses to pre-Budget scrutiny: all smiles, no substance?
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This blog looks back at the recommendations made by committees during pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26 and the impact of committee scrutiny on the Scottish Budget 2025-26.
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National Care Service Update: September 2024 – January 2025
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The story of the National Care Service Bill so far, and news of a (possibly) surprising ending. This blog will consider what has happened over…
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Labour market update: January 2025
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Sources: UK Labour Market: January 2025 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: January 2025 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the…
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The new Scottish Ministerial Code
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This blog provides an overview of the Ministerial Code, highlights the recent changes – including two significant updates to the role of the independent advisers…