Author: SPICe
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Accountability in budget scrutiny – do committees influence the Scottish Government’s decisions?
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This blog looks back at the recommendations made by committees during pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25 and the impact of committee scrutiny on the Scottish Budget 2024-25.
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Intergovernmental activity update: Quarter 4 2023
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SPICe has published a new quarterly intergovernmental activity update, which covers quarter 4 (October to December) of 2023. You can find previous updates on our…
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Digital footprints to deleted trails: what is the status of deleted information and non-corporate messaging tools in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002?
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Recent disclosures at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry have brought significant attention to the use of non-corporate messaging platforms like WhatsApp in the delivery of public…
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The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales’s final report
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The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales (‘the Commission’) published its final report on 17 January 2024. This blog summarises recommendations made by…
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What is ‘sustainable and regenerative agriculture’? With guest expert Dr Lorna Cole
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Guest blog by Dr Lorna Cole discussing what it means for agriculture to be sustainable and regenerative.
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How much income tax will I pay in 2024-25?
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From 6 April 2024, non-savings, non-dividend (NSND) income tax will be subject to six bands compared to three bands in the rest of the UK.…
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Climate Change and Scottish Parliament committees: Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee – climate policy governance
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SPICe will be producing a series of blogs to illustrate the links between climate change and the policy areas covered by each subject committee. This…
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Climate change and Scottish Parliament committees: Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee – sectors
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SPICe will be producing a series of blogs to illustrate the links between climate change and the policy areas covered by each subject committee. This…
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SPICe Hub: Climate change and Scottish Parliament committees
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This mini blogpost provides a central hub for SPICe blogs that illustrate how climate change impacts on policy areas across subject committees.
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Climate Change and Scottish Parliament committees: Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
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SPICe will be producing a series of blogs to illustrate the links between climate change and the policy areas covered by each subject committee. This…
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Delivering a model for parliamentary scrutiny of climate change: drivers, actions and next steps
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An update on work to deliver a model for parliamentary scrutiny of climate change in the Scottish Parliament.
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Affordable homes – Scottish Government budget and progress
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This blog takes a look at the Scottish Government’s affordable housing supply programme budget, reaction to planned spending and progress towards the affordable homes supply…