Reading Time: 6 minutesSPICe has developed two tools that can be used to track legislative consent at the Scottish Parliament. This blog provides background information on legislative consent,
Tag: Constitution
The Human Rights Bill – why has the Scottish Government not legislated and what happens next?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe 2024-25 Programme for Government didn’t include the Scottish Government’s flagship Human Rights Bill. Like the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill: devolution and the UK Internal Market
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog focuses on how the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill interacts with the devolution framework and considers how the Bill may sit with the UK Internal Market Act 2020.
The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill – a path to EU alignment?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Product Regulation and Metrology Bill includes provision to allow UK Ministers to align with EU law. This blog focuses on the relationship `between the Bill and EU alignment.
Intergovernmental activity update: Quarter 3 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSPICe has published a new quarterly intergovernmental activity update, which covers quarter 3 (July to September) of 2024. You can find previous updates on our intergovernmental
Intergovernmental activity update: Quarter 2 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSPICe has published a new quarterly intergovernmental activity update, which covers quarter 2 (April to June) of 2024. You can find previous updates on our intergovernmental
The King’s Speech 2024: What it means for Scotland
Reading Time: 11 minutesThe State Opening of the new UK Parliament took place on Wednesday 17 July 2024. The State Opening marks the start of a Parliamentary session
UK General Election 2024 – Constituencies and Candidates
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog, the third in our UK General Election series, covers the recent changes to the UK Parliament constituency boundaries and sets out how Members of Parliament (MPs) are returned from those constituencies to seats in the UK Parliament House of Commons.
General Election 2024 – Dissolution
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 22 May 2024, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the UK Parliament will be dissolved on 30 May 2024 and a general election will
The First Minister’s Statement: “Priorities for Scotland”
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis blog provides a summary of the Scottish Government’s priorities as set out in the First Minister’s statement on 22 May 2024.