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This section includes SPICe research briefings dating back to April 2017.

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  2. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 4 October 2025

Displaying 252 SPICe briefings

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Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill

Subject: Rural Affairs

Briefing number: SB 25-47

Published: 02 October 2025

The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill and the European Convention on Human Rights

Subjects: Health | Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-46

Published: 30 September 2025

Definitions of terminal illness in assisted dying legislation

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB 25-45

Published: 25 September 2025

Digital assets in Scots law

Subjects: Economy and Finance | Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-44

Published: 25 September 2025

Men's mental health in Scotland

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB 25-42

Published: 22 September 2025

Ecocide (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Environment and Energy

Briefing number: SB 25-43

Published: 18 September 2025

Getting the inactive active: Barriers to physical activity and potential policy solutions

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB 25-40

Published: 11 September 2025

Hate Crime and Misogyny

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-37

Published: 02 September 2025