Reading Time: < 1 minuteSPICe has published a new quarterly intergovernmental activity update, which covers quarter 1 (January to March) of 2025.
Tag: Parliament and Government
Delivering a model for parliamentary scrutiny of climate change: a Climate Change People’s Panel
Reading Time: 13 minutesIn January 2024, the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee established a People’s Panel to support its post-legislative scrutiny of section 91 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. This initiative was part of broader work to embed public participation in the work of the Scottish Parliament.
The new Scottish Ministerial CodeÂ
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog provides an overview of the Ministerial Code, highlights the recent changes – including two significant updates to the role of the independent advisers on the Ministerial Code and the use of corporate communication channels – and discusses the recommendations that informed these updates.
Guest blog: How can the Scottish Parliament improve its public consultations?
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog provides an overview of Marie Bruyndonckx’s masters dissertation, which was co-supervised by the University of Edinburgh and SPICe. It compares the public consultation
Evaluating Change: Key Themes in Scotland’s Proposed National Outcomes Â
Reading Time: 9 minutesA look at cross-committee themes highlighted during the scrutiny of the proposed National Outcomes.
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.
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
Guest blog: Connecting deliberative practices in Parliament with participation and community engagement
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog summarises key points from a recent fellowship in which Dr Ruth Lightbody explored practice principles and a framework for participation in the Scottish Parliament
Delivering a model for parliamentary scrutiny of climate change: drivers, actions and next steps
Reading Time: 10 minutesAn update on work to deliver a model for parliamentary scrutiny of climate change in the Scottish Parliament.