Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at some of the issues related to applications for settled status by prisoners and those with a criminal record
How does Scotland’s biodiversity measure up?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog looks at a recent review which found that Scotland rated poorly for its ‘biodiversity intactness’ compared to other countries.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Protection levels
Reading Time: 3 minutes This blog provides a high-level summary of the protection levels and the current restrictions across Scotland.
How have enterprise support organisations supported women in Scotland?
Reading Time: 7 minutes This blog considers the support and advice that has been provided to women entrepreneurs during the pandemic.
What is happening with the new Shared Prosperity Fund?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This 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)
Long COVID: will the policy response lead it into the long grass?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog considers Long COVID, what it is (and is not)and how it is being treated and managed. It also looks to the future, to research and how well the NHS might manage the additional burden of disease.
Ten key risks for equalities?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog summarises ten key risks identified by the Scottish government arising both from COVID-19 and EU exit, for the delivery of Scotland’s National Outcomes. These include many equalities issues.
Scottish Social Security and Brexit: many complex moving parts
Reading Time: 5 minutes Brexit has made many things more complicated – this blog summarises a SPICe commissioned project looking at some of the impacts on
devolved social security.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): deaths at a local level in Scotland
Reading Time: < 1 minute This post looks at data from the National Records of Scotland which breaks down deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) at a local level.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – hub for SPICe material
Reading Time: 4 minutes A hub for all SPICe material on coronavirus (COVID-19).