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The Bill and the Order: What do they mean in Scottish cosmetic procedures legislation?
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The Bill and the Order: What do they mean in Scottish cosmetic procedures legislation? This blog looks at how the Bill and the Order compare…
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Scotland’s new licensing rules: What cosmetic procedures need a licence? And how will it work?
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This blog examines the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Non-surgical Procedures) Order 2026. The Order is part of a larger plan by the…
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Initial reactions to the final Budget of Session 6
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This blog highlights key messages from the Scottish Government’s 2026-27 Budget and the accompanying Scottish Fiscal Commission forecasts.
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Climate Change Plan: Business and Industry
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This blog sets out what is in the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan for industry, including the impact of negative emissions technologies.
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Buy now, pay later: borrowing and the Scottish Budget
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This blog gives an overview of the various forms of borrowing the Scottish Government can undertake, and the expected impact on the Scottish Budget.
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Budget Bingo: a full house? – key themes in pre-budget scrutiny for 2026-27
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This blog looks at the common themes across committees’ recommendations and conclusions arising from pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26
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Climate Change Plan: waste management and the circular economy
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Background – the new draft Climate Change Plan The Scottish Government published its draft Climate Change Plan (CCP) on 6 November 2025, kicking off 120…
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Climate Change Plan: will the proposed monitoring and evaluation approach show if delivery is on track?
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This SPICe guest blog introduces background on the M&E requirements of the Climate Change Plan, approaches to M&E in previous Plans, stakeholder views on what…
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The lie of the land in the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan – Part 2: Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry
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This blog explores the Scottish Government’s policies and proposals in the chapter on ‘land use, land use change and forestry’ (LULUCF) in the new draft…
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The lie of the land in the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan – Part 1: Agriculture
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This blog explores the Scottish Government’s policies and proposals in the agriculture chapter in the new draft CCP
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Climate Change Plan: decarbonising energy supply in Scotland
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The blog looks at the detail of electricity and fuel supply in Scotland and examines what is set out in the draft CCP.
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Labour market update: December 2025
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Sources: UK Labour Market: December 2025 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: December 2025 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the…
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