Author: SPICe
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The new Scottish Ministerial Code
Reading time: 7 minutes
This blog provides an overview of the Ministerial Code, highlights the recent changes – including two significant updates to the role of the independent advisers…
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Domestic abuse and civil law – an update for 2025
Reading time: 7 minutes
When we think about the law on domestic abuse, we often think about criminal offences and the role of the criminal courts in bringing perpetrators…
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Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) Budget 2025-26
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A look at the 2025-26 Budget allocations for Scotland’s colleges and universities.
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Guest blog: How can the Scottish Parliament improve its public consultations?
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This 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…
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The European General Product Safety Regulation – new rules for UK exporters
Reading time: 5 minutes
This blog provides information on the new European General Product Safety Regulation which came into force on 13 December 2024. The blog has been produced…
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Social Security Budget 2025-26
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The social security budget for 2025-26 is approaching £7 billion. This blog looks at what that money is spent on.
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Labour market update: December 2024
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Sources: 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…
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Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill ahead of Stage 3
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This blog post provides an update on what happened at Stages 1 and 2 of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill.
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Public Finance Glossary
Reading time: 14 minutes
This glossary contains terms related to public finance and is intended to be used alongside SPICe briefings and blogs.
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Scottish Budget – 2025-26: Affordable housing supply
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The Scottish Government has increased funding for affordable housing with a budget of £768 million next year. This blog takes a closer look at the…
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Scottish Budget 2025-26: initial reaction
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This blog provides initial reaction to the Scottish Government’s 2025-26 Budget.
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Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill: parliamentary consideration prior to Stage 3
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This blog post provides an update on what happened at Stages 1 and 2 of the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill (‘the Bill’). This is in…