Reading Time: 13 minutesThis blog provides a summary of the PFG, and in particular picks out areas that will be of particular interest to MSPs and the Parliament over the next year.
Category: Parliament & Government
Mental health and adults with incapacity law in Scotland – what next?
Reading Time: 5 minutesA look at mental health and adults with incapacity legislation.
Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Bill – Extended blogpost
Reading Time: 58 minutesThis extended blogpost summarises and analyses the Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Bill as introduced.
COVID-19 legislation – where has it come from and how was it scrutinised?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog takes a look at the wide range of Parent Acts the Scottish Government has used to create the Scottish Statutory Instruments (the SSIs), as well as the procedures used in the parliament to scrutinise them
Common Frameworks in the new Parliamentary Session
Reading Time: 5 minutesA look at common frameworks so far, and the work set to come during Session 6.
What is happening with the new Shared Prosperity Fund?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog looks at the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), the replacement for EU structural funds. The scheme is now being developed, and expected to launch in 2022 (with further details expected in the second half of 2021)
Welcome to Session 6, and what will SPICe be publishing in the first days?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog sets out plans for the first SPICe publications in Session 6.
Campaign recess and the election
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog sets out what campaign recess and dissolution mean for SPICe.
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – Stage 3 update
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill, a Member’s Bill introduced by Andy Wightman MSP, aims to incorporate the European Charter of Local
The governance and oversight of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement – What role for the devolved institutions?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe new EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement includes a governance structure to oversee its operation. This blog examines the likelihood of Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament involvement in the governance of the Agreement and why involvement could be important.