Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen the First Minister set out the priorities for the next five years of government, she said that the Scottish Government would commence the socio-economic
Category: People & Communities
What’s been happening with social housing rents?
Reading Time: 4 minutesNext week, at the start of the new financial year, Scotland’s 610,000 social housing tenants will begin paying a new rent for their home. Over
Guest blog – Migration in post-Brexit Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesDr Paulina Trevena introduces a SPICe and University of Glasgow research project ‘Attracting and retaining migrants in post-Brexit Scotland: is a social integration strategy the
What is next for the Scottish Crown Estate?
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the midst of a period of substantial constitutional debate and change, one significant piece of devolution has been (relatively) quietly underway. The devolution of
Fixing human rights breaches in legislation: criminal record disclosures, protecting children and the right to privacy
Reading Time: 3 minutesGetting the right balance between protecting children and respecting individual rights to privacy is almost always a difficult policy issue. Last year the courts found