Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Scottish Parliament’s debate on the draft Climate Change Plan will take place on 5 March 2026. Ahead of this, this SPICe guest blog looks at recurrent themes across scrutiny.
Tag: Guest Blog
Climate Change Plan: will the proposed monitoring and evaluation approach show if delivery is on track?
Reading Time: 13 minutesThis SPICe guest blog introduces background on the M&E requirements of the Climate Change Plan, approaches to M&E in previous Plans, stakeholder views on what M&E should be in the Plan, the proposed M&E approach and key areas for scrutiny.
Guest blog: Strengthening the use of lived experience in the Scottish Parliament
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis guest blog by Dr Clementine Hill O’Connor introduces and links to the findings and recommendations arising from a fellowship project exploring the ways that lived experience is understood as a form of evidence and features in committee scrutiny.
Legislating for water resilience part 4: should there be a human right to water in Scotland?Â
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis guest blog explores the human right to water in Scotland.
Legislating for water resilience part 3: how can we ensure water services for all of Scotland?  Â
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis guest blog explores issues affecting private water supplies and private sewerage system users in rural and island communities.
Legislating for water resilience part 2: why Scotland’s water laws need an upgrade Â
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis guest blog explores opportunities for reform of water legislation.
Legislating for water resilience part 1: key challenges facing Scotland’s water industry
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis guest blog explores key challenges facing Scotland’s water industry.
An Introduction to the Digital Assets (Scotland) BillÂ
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog has been written by Dr Alisdair MacPherson and Professor Burcu Yüksel Ripley as part of a SPICe academic fellowship. Their briefing Digital Assets
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.
Guest blog: Where does lived experience sit in the work of the Parliament?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis guest blog introduces and shares interim findings from a SPICe fellowship by Dr Clementine Hill O’Connor (University of Glasgow) on the role of lived experience within scrutiny at the Scottish Parliament.