Reading Time: 24 minutes This blog provides a summary and analysis of the 2023-24 Programme for Government.
Category: Parliament & Government
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
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: what’s changed?
Reading Time: 8 minutes This extended blogpost considers the substantial changes made to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill at Report Stage in the House of Lords.