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SPICe briefings
Date published:
21 November 2019
The Children (Scotland) Bill - Introduction and background
Also in September, it issued a call for views with a closing date of 15 November 2019.
To help support the Committee's work on the Bill, SPICe published a briefing, entitled Resolving parenting disputes: Scotland compared to other countries, on 20 November 2019.8Harvie-Clark, S. (2019, November 20).
Committee reports
Date published:
19 September 2019
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill: as amended at Stage 2 - Powers drawn to the attention of the Parliament
In addition to the existing requirements in section 97, the Scottish Ministers are also required to lay a statement setting out the extent to which the proposal is consistent with the most up-to-date advice received from the relevant body.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
2 September 2019
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit - Action taken
For hundreds of thousands of small companies, diverting precious resource – both human and financial – to Brexit preparedness measures is out of reach. The change in the scheduled date for no deal has also had an impact on business readiness.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon - Social and cultural value of wild salmon
They have played a part in human history for several millennia, with a life-size carving of a salmon found in a cave beside a river in the Dordogne region of France, dated to 25,000 years ago12Musée National de Préhistoire.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 June 2019
Referendums (Scotland) Bill - Background to UK legislation on referendums
More detail on the PPERA can be found in this briefing under the section 'How does the Bill compare to existing legislation?'
A summary of UK referendums to date is provided below.
UK referendums (excluding local referendums) since 1973ReferendumQuestionAnswer FormatResultLegislative basis"Border Poll" Northern Ireland, March 1973 Do you want Northern Irel...
Committee reports
Date published:
29 May 2019
Report on the 2016/17 and 2017/18 Audits of NHS Tayside - Quality of financial information and reporting
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/S5_PublicPetitionsCommittee/General%20Documents/Letter_from_Paul_Gray_22_May_2018_inc_Grant_Thornton_Report_(Paper_1).pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/S5_PublicPetitionsCommittee/General%20Documents/Letter_from_Paul_Gray_22_May_2018_inc_Grant_Thornton_Report_(Paper_1).pdf</a>
The GT2 report further notes that—
In 2013/14, the financial information being reported to the Board was typically three months out of date...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 April 2019
EU Emissions Trading System - History of the EU ETS
History of the EU ETS
The origins of the EU ETS date back to the EU's adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in late 19971United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2019
Report on Common Frameworks - Policy areas subject to Common Frameworks
Retrieved from <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/777110/CCS207_EUWithdrawalActAndCommonFrameworks.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/777110/CCS207_EUWithdrawalActAndCommonFrameworks.pdf</a> [accessed February 2019]
We note the ongoing work to refine the policy areas that will be subject to common frameworks but, to date...
Committee reports
Date published:
7 March 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Transport (Scotland) Bill - Bus Service Improvement Partnerships
However, it stated that the absence of these positive steps was the reason for the failure to date to establish a previous scheme and that there were a number of extenuating factors which played a role.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 February 2019
Housing and Social Security - UC and direct payments to landlords
The SFHA has raised a concern that social landlords receive these payments, "in arrears on varied and unpredictable dates which causes confusion." It argues that landlords should be paid rent at the same time it is deducted from the tenant's benefit.1SFHA. (2018, July 10).
