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SPICe briefings
Date published:
11 June 2021
Inheritance law in Scotland - The capacity of the person making the will
First of all, it must be made by a person who is twelve years old or over.iAge of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991, section 2(2). In practice though, it is thought very few young people make a will.
Committee reports
Date published:
2 March 2021
Report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on equalities and human rights - Conclusion
Embedding and delivering upon the Scottish Government’s national strategy to tackle loneliness “A Connected Scotland” has become more important than ever.
Committee reports
Date published:
29 January 2021
The Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 - Instrument overview
Instrument overview
The Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 (draft) was laid by the Scottish Government on 7 December 2020.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 December 2020
Subordinate legislation considered by the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee on 2 and 9 December 2020 - Purpose of the instrument
Purpose of the instrument
These regulations make provision under section 9(1) of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (“the Act”) about reviews of decisions of relevant authorities relating to island communities impact assessments under section 8(1) of the Act.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 May 2020
Subordinate Legislation: The Release of Prisoners (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 - Introduction
Introduction
At its meeting on 21 May 2020, the Committee took evidence from Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, on SSI 2020/138: The Release of Prisoners (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.
Apologies were received from Ross Greer and Adam Tomkins.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 May 2020
Annual Report of the Health and Sport Committee for 2019-20 - Introduction
As per the Strategic Plan and Vision 2016-21, our overriding aim is to improve the health of the people of Scotland.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 May 2020
Post-legislative scrutiny: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Overall impact of FOISA
Overall impact of FOISA
The Committee recognises that FOISA has brought important benefits in terms of greater transparency and accountability of public authorities in Scotland. However, there is a clear need to improve the legislation, particularly in respect of the bodies that it covers and in relation to proactive publication.
Committee reports
Date published:
1 April 2020
Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 1 April 2020 - Introduction
Introduction
At its meeting on 1 April 2020, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the following instrument subject to the negative procedure and agreed to draw it to the attention of the lead committee:
Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus Reliefs) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/101)
The Committee's conclusions in relation to this ins...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
13 March 2020
The Living Wage: facts and figures 2020 - Which industries have the highest number of accredited employers?
Charities lead the way in receiving most accreditationsFigure 17: Proportion of total accredited employers by industry - 6 January 2020Scottish Living Wage AccreditationCharities have received the highest number of accreditations in Scotland. Retail and Hospitality have been highlighted as two industries with traditionally low pay. 37 retail businesses and ...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
11 March 2020
Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill - Absolute privilege
It covers the following limited situations:
Judicial proceedings - defamatory statements made in the course of judicial proceedings by judges, lawyers and witnesses
Proceedings in Parliament and parliamentary papers - this includes the Scottish Parliament (Section 41 of the Scotland Act 1998)
Reports of court proceedings - the 2013 Act extended this to cert...
