Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog talks about prevention as a method of delivery of public services. It also introduces some of the challenges with implementing prevention from a resource allocation point of view.
Category: People & Communities
What’s Changing in Scotland’s National Performance Framework and Why It Matters
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog sets out what is changing with the National Performance Framework, why the reform matters, and what happens next as the Scottish Government prepares its final proposals for the next administration.
Explainer: what happens to public petitions at the end of a session?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Scottish Parliament’s public petitions system allows individuals and organisations to submit formal requests for the Parliament to act. The Parliament will go into campaign recess on 26 March, ahead
SPICe Hub: draft Climate Change Plan
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Scottish Government published a draft Climate Change Plan (CCP) on 6 November 2025, marking the start of 120 days of its parliamentary scrutiny (until 5 March).
The ongoing pursuit of ‘prevention’ in health and social care: Two frameworks and a plan
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blog will consider three health-related strategy documents in turn: the Operational Improvement Plan (OIP), the Population Health Framework (PHF) and the Health and Social
The people’s perspective on citizen participation in budget scrutiny
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog tells the story of how the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee has included participation and deliberation in its pre-Budget scrutiny in recent years, and shares the experiences of the citizens involved.
An introduction to the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill was introduced by the Scottish Government in March 2025. The Stage 1 debate is scheduled for 20 November. So, what is community wealth building, what’s in the Bill, and how have stakeholders reacted?
The European Union’s Entry-Exit System – What it means for UK nationals
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 12 October 2025, the European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) came into partial operation. This blog sets out what the introduction of the EES will mean in practice for UK travellers to the EU.
Next steps towards a Good Food Nation – do we have the right plan?
Reading Time: 12 minutesThis guest blog provides background to the development of a National Good Food Nation Plan for Scotland.
Part One of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill – as amended at Stage 2.
Reading Time: 14 minutesThis extended blog summarises the passage of Part 1 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill to date. It sets out some of the key amendments to the Bill at Stage 2, and highlights areas that may come forward at Stage 3.