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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 14 October 2025
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Displaying 255 SPICe briefings

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Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-49

Published: 14 October 2025

Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-50

Published: 14 October 2025

Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill

Subjects: Economy and Finance | Health | People and Communities

Briefing number: SB 25-48

Published: 08 October 2025

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

Digital assets in Scots law

Subjects: Economy and Finance | Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-44

Published: 25 September 2025

Definitions of terminal illness in assisted dying legislation

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB 25-45

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

The Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill

Published: 15 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

Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3

Published: 03 September 2025

Hate Crime and Misogyny

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-37

Published: 02 September 2025

Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-36

Published: 01 September 2025

Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill

Briefing number: SB 25-35

Published: 01 September 2025

Intergovernmental activity update Q2 2025

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 25-27

Published: 31 July 2025

The intergovernmental relations 'reset': one year on

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 25-28

Published: 31 July 2025

Links between Climate Change and Health in Scotland.

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB 25-30

Published: 22 July 2025

Housing (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3

Subject: Housing and Planning

Briefing number: SB 25-31

Published: 18 July 2025

Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill

Subjects: Economy and Finance | Health

Briefing number: SB 25-29

Published: 11 July 2025

Child abduction

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-26

Published: 07 July 2025

Neurodevelopmental Pathways and Waiting Times in Scotland

Subjects: Education | Equalities | Health

Briefing number: SB 25-25

Published: 24 June 2025

Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament in Session 6: A Strategic Priority

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB25-24

Published: 18 June 2025

Education (Scotland) Bill, Briefing Prior to Stage 3

Subject: Education

Briefing number: SB 25-23

Published: 17 June 2025

The UK Employment Rights Bill

Published: 29 April 2025

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2023-2024

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SP PAPER 764

Published: 25 March 2025

Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-12

Published: 18 March 2025

Exploring Employability Funding Allocation in Scotland

Subjects: Business and Industry | Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 25-04

Published: 13 March 2025

Approaches to recall of elected representatives

Briefing number: SB 25-09

Published: 12 March 2025

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill

Briefing number: SB 25-08

Published: 12 March 2025

The Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill

Subjects: Business and Industry | Economy and Finance | Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-11

Published: 06 March 2025

Scotland's care system for children and young people: subject profile 2025 update

Subjects: Education | People and Communities

Briefing number: SB 25-10

Published: 03 March 2025

Intergovernmental activity update Q4 2024

Briefing number: SB 25-05

Published: 30 January 2025

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

Published: 10 January 2025

Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3

Published: 06 January 2025

Local government finance: Budget 2025-26 and provisional allocations to local authorities

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 24-60

Published: 20 December 2024

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2022-2023

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SP PAPER 712

Published: 19 December 2024

Disabled Parking and the Blue Badge Scheme

Subjects: Equalities | Transport

Briefing number: SB 24-59

Published: 17 December 2024

The law applying at the end of adult relationships

Subjects: Justice | People and Communities

Briefing number: SB 24-58

Published: 17 December 2024

Scottish Budget 2025-26

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 24-55

Published: 06 December 2024

Scottish Budget 25-26: Taxes Infographic

Subjects: Economy and Finance | Health

Briefing number: SB 24-57I

Published: 05 December 2024

Adults with incapacity - 2024 update

Subjects: Health | Justice

Briefing number: SB 24-54

Published: 26 November 2024

Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill

Briefing number: SB 24-53

Published: 19 November 2024

Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 24-52

Published: 14 November 2024

Scotland's GDP: Second quarter 2024

Subjects: Business and Industry | Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 24-51I

Published: 12 November 2024

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill - Republished

Subjects: Health | Justice

Briefing number: SB/2024/49

Published: 04 November 2024

Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: consideration prior to Stage 3

Subject: Social Security

Briefing number: SB 24-50

Published: 01 November 2024

Intergovernmental activity update Q3 2024

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 24-48

Published: 31 October 2024

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Education

Briefing number: SB 24-47

Published: 29 October 2024

Children and the Scottish Criminal Justice System (October 2024)

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 24-46

Published: 08 October 2024