Author: SPICe
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The Fairer Scotland Duty
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When the First Minister set out the priorities for the next five years of government, she said that the Scottish Government would commence the socio-economic…
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What do we know about autism in women and girls?
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At the end of World Autism Awareness Week, today (2 April) marks Autism Awareness Day. Stories about women and girls with ASD have been highlighted…
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What’s been happening with social housing rents?
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Next week, at the start of the new financial year, Scotland’s 610,000 social housing tenants will begin paying a new rent for their home. Over…
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Scottish Income Tax: how different is it to the rest of the UK?
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The Financial Scrutiny Unit (FSU) is often asked what the difference is between income tax in Scotland and in the rest of the UK, especially…
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The Scottish Government’s legal aid Review
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The Scottish Government’s independent Review of legal aid reported at the end of February. It advocates for an improved and simplified system, with the user…
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Drop-out and returns: UK students at Scottish universities
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This is the second blog about students dropping out of university. The first blog considered statistics published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on…
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Drop-out rates: UK students at Scottish universities
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The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) publishes annual statistics on the non-continuation (“drop-out”) rate among first degree students at higher education institutions (HEIs) across the…
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The new General Medical Services (GMS) (GP) Contract: so what will be different?
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This post comes as the Health and Sport Committee are presented with the Regulations that bring in the new GMS (General Medical Services) contract. The…
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Guest blog – Data is everywhere
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As with all guest blogs on SPICe Spotlight, what follows are the views of the author, Brian Hills, Head of Data at The Data Lab…
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Apples and oranges? Why it’s difficult to compare Scottish and English local government funding
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The Financial Scrutiny Unit is often asked to make Scotland vs England comparisons on various financial measures. When it comes to local government, comparing the…
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Electoral Reform
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As the 2016 joint interim report on electoral law produced by the Law Commissions in the UK showed, the legislation governing elections is extremely complicated…
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Financial Transactions: ‘real’ money?
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In recent years, the Scottish Government has received substantial sums from the UK Government known as ‘Financial Transactions’ (FTs). To date, the Scottish Government has…
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