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SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 January 2025
Getting the inactive active: Barriers to physical activity and their potential policy solutions - Introduction
The ASDP aligned 7 cross-cutting guiding principles to the agenda set out in the WHO’s Global Action Plan on PA and with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals5Scottish Government. (2018, July 12).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 November 2024
Adults with incapacity - 2024 update - The Scottish Government's consultation in 2018
The Scottish Government's consultation in 2018
Following their 2016 consultation, and the work of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, Scottish Government officials subsequently worked with stakeholders and service users to develop detailed proposals for change, which were set out in a 2018 consultation paper.1Scottish Government. (2018, January 31)...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 November 2024
Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill - Introduction
The Bill includes provisions:
defining and setting out the scope of domestic homicide and suicide reviews
allowing for the establishment of relevant bodies to carry out the work involved in reviews
setting out how those bodies will get the cooperation and information they need
seeking to ensure that reviews do not prejudice other investigations or proceedings
dealing with the reporting of and responding to reviews.
Work on developing...
Last updated:
13 November 2024
Health and safety policy
monitor demands and adapt resources, plans and priorities as necessary.
support and develop our staff, building the resilience of our staff and the organisation.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 October 2024
Closing the Disability Employment Gap in Scotland - Cultural change
If any real progress is to be made then it is vital that we change the way we view disabled people, their abilities, and life aspirations. As the Scottish Government develops its policies and action plans to close the disability employment gap, it should consider how to effect cultural change more widely.
News
Published:
19 September 2024
Holyrood’s Net Zero Committee to visit Highland Perthshire estates to further its scrutiny of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
Members will begin their visit at Atholl Estates, a traditional mixed-use estate held in a family trust, before heading to Aberfeldy where they will co-host, along with Aberfeldy Development Trust, a community event where invited local stakeholders can share their views directly with MSPs.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 September 2024
Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets)(Scotland) Bill - Related UK Government climate legislation developments
Related UK Government climate legislation developments
At the UK level, there has been a system of 5 yearly carbon budgets since the 2008 Climate Change Act1UK Parliament. (2008, November).
Committee reports
Date published:
24 July 2024
Scots Leids Bill – Report at Stage 1 - Annex A
Annex A
Extracts fae the minutes o meetins o the Education, Children and Young People Committee (Education, Bairns and Young Fowk Committee)
13th Meetin, Wednesday 1 May 2024
1 Scottish Leids Bill:
The Committee taen evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 fae—
Claire Cullen, Head o Gaelic and Scots, Douglas Ansdell, Team Leader, Gaelic and Scots and Niall Bartlett, Policy Officer, Gaelic and Scots, Scottish Government;
Nico McKenzie-Juetten, Lawyer, Schuil Education Division and Ninian Christie, Lawyer, Economy and Social Protection Division, Scottish Government Legal Directorate;
and syne fae—
Professor Conchúr Ó Giollagáin, Gaelic Research Professor and Director o the UHI Leid Sciences Institute, University o the Hielands and Islands;
Professor Wilson McLeod, Emeritus Professor o Gaelic, University o Embra;
Dr Michael Dempster, Director, Centre for the Scots Leid;
Professor Robert McColl Millar, Chair in Linguistics and Scottish Leid, University o Aiberdeen.
2 Evidence Session (In Private): The Committee considert the evidence it taen earlier unner agenda item 1.
14th Meetin, Wednesday 8 May 2024
1 Scottish Leids Bill:
The Committee taen evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 fae—
Donald Macleod, Chief Officer fur Education & Children’s Services, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar; Bruce Eunson, Scots Leid Co-ordinator and Joan Esson, HM Inspector, Education Scotland; Seonaidh Charity, Chair, Comann Luchd-Teagaisg Àrd Sgoiltean;
and syne fae—
Dr Inge Birnie, Co-Chair o the Leids Group, the Scottish Cooncil o Deans o Education;
Dr Sylvia Warnecke, Associate Head o Schuil Students and Nations, Schuil o Leids and Applied Linguistics, Open University in Scotland;
Dr Gillian Munro, Principal, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig;
Lydia Rohmer, Principal and Chief Executive, UHI North, West and Hebrides.
2 Evidence Session (In Private): The Committee considert the evidence it taen earlier unner agenda item 1.
15th Meetin, Wednesday 15 May 2024
1 Scottish Leids Bill:
The Committee taen evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 fae—
Donald Macleod, Chief Officer fur Education & Children’s Services, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar;
Joanna Peteranna, Area Manager, Hielands and Islands Enterprise;
James Wylie, Corporate Director o Education, Leisure and Hoosin, Orkney Islands Cooncil;
and syne fae—
Ealaseyed Dhòmhnallach, Chief Executive Officer, Iain MacMillan, Director o Development...
Committee reports
Date published:
24 July 2024
Scottish Languages Bill - Stage 1 Report - Language guidance
Language guidance
Section 30 gives Scottish Ministers a power to give guidance to relevant public authorities relating to promoting, facilitating and supporting the use of the Scots language and developing and encouraging Scots culture.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
21 June 2024
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - New sections on flytipping (sections 9A and 9B)
The Minister supported the amendment, noting "the importance of developing a national understanding " of the level of flytipping in Scotland.
