Reading Time: 24 minutes This blog provides a summary and analysis of the 2023-24 Programme for Government.
Category: Parliament & Government
How is Scotland Performing?
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog looks at how Scotland is performing against the 81 National Indicators in the National Performance Framework.
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
Reading Time: 7 minutes This blog provides an overview of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.
National Care Service Bill – more than a year on. Where are we now?
Reading Time: 9 minutes This blog provides an update on the status of the National Care Service Bill which was introduced in June 2022.
Guest blog: Not all data and statistics can improve lives – how to tell the good from bad
Reading Time: 5 minutes This guest blog, from Professor Roger Halliday, sets out some of the key questions to ask around data and statistics.
King Charles III’s visit to Scotland
Reading Time: 3 minutes King Charles III’s coronation took place on 6 May 2023. After a coronation, it is custom for a monarch to visit Scotland, Wales, and Northern
Community Councils at 50 – the forgotten front-line of democracy?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Fifty years ago, the Local Government (Scotland) Act created community councils, in order to provide a ‘bridge’ between communities and local authorities. In May 2023, the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee held an evidence session to both celebrate this milestone and to hear from a range of community councils about what difference they make in their communities.
Review of the National Outcomes 2023 – Back to the future?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog provides background and analysis of the review of the National Outcomes.
FAQs: Vaping in children and young people
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog answers frequently asked questions on vaping / use of e-cigarettes in children and young people.
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill – what will be revoked?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (“the Bill”) is passing through the UK Parliament. It is currently moving between the House of Commons