Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at the Scottish Government’s legislative consent memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
Category: Parliament & Government
Turning the lens inwards – the Citizen Participation and Petitions Committee’s Public Participation Inquiry
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe first of three blogs exploring the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee’s inquiry into public participation, with an overview of the evidence heard so far.
Fireworks
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog gives an update on new fireworks legislation, the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill (Scotland) Act 2022.
The UK Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill – overview and Part 1
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog explains the significance of Part 1 of the UK Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill and considers how it may affect Scotland.
Programme for Government 2022-23 – a focused response to the “cost crisis”
Reading Time: 14 minutesThis post provides a summary and initial analysis of the 2022-23 Programme for Government.
What is ethical commissioning and why does it matter?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog explores ethical commissioning as part of the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill.
The National Care Service will be here soon…or will it?
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis extended blog will have a brief look inside the National Care Service Bill, now it’s arrived and consider what’s in it, and, perhaps more interestingly, what is not.
Retained EU law: what’s it all about?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis is a joint guest blog with Professor Tobias Lock. Professor Lock is Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law at Maynooth University and is also an
A second independence referendum
Reading Time: 8 minutesOn Tuesday 28 June 2022 the First Minister made a statement to Parliament on a second independence referendum. Following the First Minister’s statement the Scottish
Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill – looking ahead to Stage 3
Reading Time: 17 minutesAn extended blogpost on the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill, looking ahead to Stage 3.