Category: Health
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Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill – looking ahead to Stage 3
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This blog gives an overview of the Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill, summarising Stage 1 and 2 ahead of the Stage 3 debate in March…
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Spring Statement delivers a Barnett bonus
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The UK Spring Statement delivers £921 million extra for Scotland, easing budget pressures and boosting future flexibility.
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SPICe Hub: draft Climate Change Plan
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The Scottish Government published a draft Climate Change Plan (CCP) on 6 November 2025, marking the start of 120 days of its parliamentary scrutiny (until…
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Draft Climate Change Plan: key themes from scrutiny
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The Scottish Parliament’s debate on the draft Climate Change Plan will take place on 5 March 2026. Ahead of this, this SPICe guest blog looks…
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The ongoing pursuit of ‘prevention’ in health and social care: Two frameworks and a plan
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This blog will consider three health-related strategy documents in turn: the Operational Improvement Plan (OIP), the Population Health Framework (PHF) and the Health and Social…
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When is a strategy a strategy (or not)? Navigating a complex landscape
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This blog explores how strategic documents might be defined, and looks at three case studies and how these illustrate the variation in the Scottish Government’s…
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The 2026-27 Budget in ten charts
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This blog includes 10 charts which set out the key messages related to the 2026-27 Scottish Budget
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The Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill ahead of Stage 3
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This blog considers the key issues raised at Stage 1 of the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill and explains the changes made…
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Labour market update: February 2026
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Monthly update on the labour market in Scotland.
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Intergovernmental activity update: Q4 2025
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SPICe has published a new quarterly intergovernmental activity update, which covers quarter 4 (October to December) of 2025. You can find previous updates on our…
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Draft Climate Change Plan – Transport: A vehicle for change?
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This post looks at the policies and proposals set out in the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan aimed at reducing car use, encouraging people…
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The Strategic Integrated Impact Assessment – turning a corner in equalities budgeting?
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This blogs sets out SPICe’s analysis of the Scottish Government’s Strategic Integrated Impact Assessment, and compares it to its predecessor, the Equality and Fairer Scotland…