Reading Time: 2 minutesOn 11 October 2018, Audit Scotland published a paper highlighting the key issues that they think EU withdrawal presents for the public sector. In this
Category: Parliament & Government
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit – public procurement
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 23 August 2018, the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance to
How can academics engage with SPICe and the Scottish Parliament?
Reading Time: 4 minutesRelevant, credible, and independent research is essential for good scrutiny and debate. Within the Scottish Parliament, research is used for many purposes including committee work,
What’s in the Programme for Government?
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Tuesday 4 September 2018, the First Minister set out the Programme for Government for the 12 months from September 2018 to August 2019, Delivering
Legislating for withdrawal from the European Union – where are we now?
Reading Time: 6 minutesPreparing the statute book for leaving the European Union Both the UK and Scottish Governments have passed legislation ahead of the UK’s departure from the
The New Climate Change Bill – A World Leading Ambition?
Reading Time: 5 minutesLast week (23rd May) the Scottish Government brought forward a Bill to keep Scotland at the “forefront of global ambition” on climate change. So, what
Economic impact assessment: smoke and mirrors?
Reading Time: 4 minutesEconomic impact assessments generally show how organisations, events, sectors, or publically funded policies and projects have contributed to the economy at either a local, regional
Guest Blog – The National Performance Framework
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs with all guest blogs, what follows are the views of the author, Jennifer Wallace, Head of Policy at the Carnegie UK Trust, and not those
SPICe FAQ – MP or MSP? Taking on constituent casework.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe are often asked whether both an MSP and an MP can get involved in the same case on behalf of a constituent. There aren’t
Electoral Reform
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs the 2016 joint interim report on electoral law produced by the Law Commissions in the UK showed, the legislation governing elections is extremely complicated and