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SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 June 2019
Referendums (Scotland) Bill - The Independent Commission on Referendums
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Recommendation 20 from the Commission related to legislation specifically, stating that:
Any legislation enabling a pre...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 April 2019
Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Barnahus Principles
Whilst full implementation might be a longer-term goal, it was suggested that some elements could be adopted more quickly:
In particular, the Committee heard that child-friendly facilities, where all services are provided to the child 'under one roof', could be established in the short-term to pre-record all of a child's evidence – from the joint investigat...
Committee reports
Date published:
24 January 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill - Views on the streamlined process
It anticipates annual savings totalling £283,000, suggesting that these these savings should partially offset the additional costs of Bill’s measures on pre-recording.4Scottish Government. (2018, June).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
9 November 2018
Local Government finance: the Funding Formula and local taxation income - Executive Summary
A key component of Estimated Service Expenditure is Grant Aided Expenditure (GAE), which is a 'needs-based' methodology used to allocate total revenue funding, pre-determined by the Scottish Government, equitably amongst local authorities on the basis of relative need.
Committee reports
Date published:
31 October 2018
Pre-budget scrutiny report - Fair Start Scotland contracts
Unlike the UK-wide Work Programme, the Scottish Government is relatively prescriptive about the services they are paying for. Key Delivery Indicators covering pre- and in-work support periods apply to all providers.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 September 2018
Transport (Scotland) Bill: Low Emission Zones - Why is air pollution from motorised vehicles an issue?
The groups most vulnerable to air pollution are children, the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions. There are also significant economic costs associated with air pollution, including health care, loss of workdays through sick leave, rehabilitation of the environment and damaged buildings, and reductions in crop yield.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
23 August 2018
Geographical Indications and Brexit - Geographical Indications – the EU approach
Figure 1 – The EU’s quality schemes for agricultural products
Protected Designation Of Origin (PDO)Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG)Products that are produced, processed and prepared in a specific geographical area, using the recognised know-how of local producers and ingredients from the region concerned.Products whose quality or reputation is linked to the place or region where it is produced, processed or prepared, although the ingredients used need not necessarily come from that geographical area.Products of a traditional character, either in the composition or means of production, without a specific link to a particular geographical area.Examples: Bordeaux PDO (France, wine), Cava PDO (Spain, wine), Manouri PDO (Greece, cheese), Tiroler Bergkäse PDO (Austria, cheese), Prés...
Committee reports
Date published:
26 March 2018
Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Former Armed Forces personnel
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Paul Twocock outlined the role Stonewall UK has played in advocating for reform in the areas of LGBTI ex-service personnel dismissed from HM Armed Forces pre-2000. He said that “the way in which men in the armed forces were dealt with for being gay or bi is an important issue, and there has been no clear acknowledgement by the state of ...
Committee reports
Date published:
13 November 2017
Looking ahead to the Scottish Government Health and Sport Draft Budget 2018-19: A call for greater transparency - Identifying budget allocations to health and sport
This is a theme several witnesses returned to in our pre-budget oral evidence sessions.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society stated the budget was “not particularly transparent.”
SPICe briefings
Date published:
31 August 2017
Social Security (Scotland) Bill - Social security system costs
Table 6: Social security system: annual running costsSteady state annual cost range, £mOperating costs83 - 84Pre-claim support services21Assessment services25 - 34Estates services15 - 17Total144 - 156These costs are based on the preferred option presented in the Outline Business Case:
...a central agency with enhanced phone and online support, which incorporates face-to-face pre-claims and support services locally in existing public sector locations and with assessments undertaken in a manner that is appropriate for policy choices that will be made as the final business case is progressed.
p.13 Scottish Government. (2017, April 27).
