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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 8 December 2025
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Displaying 315 SPICe briefings

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Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-60

Published: 04 December 2025

Intergovernmental activity update Q3 2025

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 25-59

Published: 20 November 2025

Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill

Subjects: Economy and Finance | Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-58

Published: 18 November 2025

Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB 25-57

Published: 13 November 2025

SPICe Bill Summaries - Session 6 - July 2023 to June 2024

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 25-56

Published: 04 November 2025

Lived experience in the Scottish Parliament: three case studies

Subjects: Parliament and Government | People and Communities

Briefing number: SB 25-54

Published: 04 November 2025

The Role of Lived Experience in the Scottish Parliament

Subjects: Parliament and Government | People and Communities

Briefing number: SB 25-55

Published: 04 November 2025

Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill

Briefing number: SB 25-53

Published: 30 October 2025

Scotland's water industry: overview of regulation and key challenges

Subjects: Environment and Energy | Rural Affairs

Briefing number: SB 25-52

Published: 28 October 2025

Palliative care and assisted dying

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB/2025/51

Published: 16 October 2025

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

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

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

Subject: Education

Briefing number: SB 25-41

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

Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Education

Briefing number: SB 25-39

Published: 09 September 2025

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

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-38

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

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 25-35

Published: 01 September 2025

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill

Briefing number: SB 25-34

Published: 25 August 2025

Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-33

Published: 20 August 2025

A review of inter-governmental cooperation and communication during Ukraine resettlement efforts in Scotland

Briefing number: SB 25-32

Published: 20 August 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

Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill

Subjects: Business and Industry | Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 25-22

Published: 27 May 2025

Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-21

Published: 15 May 2025

The right to know: freedom of information in Scotland

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 25-20

Published: 14 May 2025

UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill

Subjects: Culture and Sport | Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 25-19

Published: 01 May 2025

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

Briefing number: SB 25-18

Published: 29 April 2025

The UK Employment Rights Bill

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-17

Published: 29 April 2025

Intergovernmental activity update Q1 2025

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 25-14

Published: 24 April 2025

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Education

Briefing number: SB 25-16

Published: 24 April 2025

Affordable Housing Supply Programme

Subject: Housing and Planning

Briefing number: SB 25-15

Published: 22 April 2025

SPICe Style and Writing Guide (Updated 2025)

Subject: Culture and Sport

Briefing number: SB 25-13

Published: 08 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