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
Tag: Parliament and Government
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.
Guest blog: Tracking public engagement through the parliamentary process
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at the work of Dr Adam Chalmers from the University of Edinburgh who has been examining how the Parliament can trace public
Institutionalising Post-Legislative Scrutiny
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog introduces the work which Dr Tom Caygill has been carrying out into institutionalising post-legislative scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament.
Introducing the SPICe intergovernmental activity hub
Reading Time: 3 minutesSPICe has launched a new intergovernmental activity hub. This hub collates information on intergovernmental activity between the Scottish Government and the UK Government, Welsh Government,
The 2023-24 Programme for Government – three missions: “equality, opportunity and community”
Reading Time: 24 minutesThis blog provides a summary and analysis of the 2023-24 Programme for Government.
Guest blog: Not all data and statistics can improve lives – how to tell the good from bad
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis guest blog, from Professor Roger Halliday, sets out some of the key questions to ask around data and statistics.
Review of the National Outcomes 2023 – Back to the future?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog provides background and analysis of the review of the National Outcomes.